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vmacthlp.exe

VMware Tools

VMware, Inc.

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “VMware Physical Disk Helper Service”. This is installed with VMware Tools.
Publisher:
VMware, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
VMware Tools

Description:
VMware Activation Helper

Version:
10.1.5.4545

MD5:
1226016b21f23a0aa9841b540b4fded2

SHA-1:
4eec47a5639793fdc1f9fe4b054b389843b97b85

SHA-256:
d14d5e1c2d2dbaeb46b649a443f23d05ba6e815182875d6dbc16e2765696b7ba

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 2:54:26 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
414.5 KB (424,424 bytes)

Product version:
10.1.5 build-5055693

Copyright:
Copyright © 1998-2017 VMware, Inc.

Original file name:
vmacthlp.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware tools\vmacthlp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VMware, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/2/2016 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/21/2019 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="VMware, Inc.", O="VMware, Inc.", L=Palo Alto, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
59040957F20843302BA52AA1F6ABCEEF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/11/2017 10:10:34 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x359D7

Entry point:
E8, C7, 08, 00, 00, E9, 9F, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, C0, A3, 43, 00, 3B, 0D, E4, E4, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 42, 09, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, F6, 45, 08, 02, 57, 8B, F9, 74, 25, 56, 68, 30, 65, 43, 00, 8D, 77, FC, FF, 36, 6A, 0C, 57, E8, 90, 01, 00, 00, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 26, 00, 00, 00, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, EB, 14, E8, 01, 0B, 00, 00, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 57, E8, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 59, 8B, C7, 5F, 5D, C2, 04, 00, CC, FF, 25, BC, A3, 43, 00, FF, 25, B8, A3, 43, 00, FF, 25, AC, A3, 43, 00, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.2259

Code size:
226.5 KB (231,936 bytes)

Service
Display name:
VMware Physical Disk Helper Service

Description:
Enables support for running virtual machines from a physical disk partition

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
Base


The file vmacthlp.exe has been discovered within the following program.

VMware Tools  by VMware, Inc.
The VMware Tools package adds drivers and utilities to improve the graphical performance, including mouse tracking, for different guest operating systems.
www.vmware.com
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