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No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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vmware-usbarbitrator64.exe
VMware USB Arbitration Service by VMware (Signed)
Version: | 10. 3.20.916919 |
MD5: | 8adff96c373ff5b42ed250d3b92aec15 |
SHA1: | 3c78aaa11464410ffb336570cbbf7ca67fa0baf7 |
SHA256: | 79edef9f34a9b204b1ac3a5e155fad2a8e056225f77120170b4ebadfd9ed5450 |
What is vmware-usbarbitrator64.exe?
VMware USB Arbitration Service is part of VMware Workstation, a hypervisor that enables users to set up multiple virtual machines (VMs) and use them simultaneously along with the actual machine. Each virtual machine can execute its own operating system, such as Windows. VMware Workstation allows one physical machine to run multiple operating systems simultaneously.
Overview
vmware-usbarbitrator64.exe runs as a service under the name VMware USB Arbitration Service (VMUSBArbService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by VMware which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | vmware-usbarbitrator64.exe |
Publisher: | VMware, Inc. |
Product name: | VMware USB Arbitration Service |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\vmware\usb\vmware-usbarbitrator64.exe |
Original name: | vmware-usbarbitrator.exe |
File version: | 10. 3.20.916919 |
Product version: | e.x.p build-916919 |
Size: | 897.65 KB (919,192 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | VMware |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'VMUSBArbService' (VMware USB Arbitration Service)
- VMUSBArbService
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00000974% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000856% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000118% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 109 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 171,721/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 5.86 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 1.55 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 1.16 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 5.86 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 68.43 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 70.43 MB | |
Working set: | 1.22 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 8.1 MB | |
Page faults: | 3,324/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 241 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 60/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 4 | |
Handles: | 140 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\common files\vmware\usb\vmware-usbarbitrator64.exe" |
Owner: | SYSTEM |
Windows Service |
Service name: | VMUSBArbService |
Display name: | VMware USB Arbitration Service |
Description: | “Arbitration and enumeration of USB devices for virtual machines” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
23.33% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.00% |
|
Windows 7 Home Basic |
6.67% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
6.67% |
|
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
6.67% |
|
Windows 8 Enterprise |
6.67% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
3.33% |
|
Windows Vista Ultimate |
3.33% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.33% of VMware USB Arbitration Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
66.67% |
|
Toshiba |
9.52% |
|
Hewlett-Packard |
9.52% |
|
GIGABYTE |
9.52% |
|
Acer |
4.76% |
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