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Hardware Shell Detection - WinHSD.exe Process Information

File Overview

  • Recent information regarding WinHSD.exe:
    1. A variant of the IRCBot family of worms and IRC backdoor Trojans.
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WinHSD.exe Runtime Estimated Statistics

Average RAM Usage: 10 megabytes
Average CPU Usage: 1.01%
Multithreaded Capability: No
Harmfulness Rating: 41%
Known to Affect Macs:No
Known to Affect Windows Vista: Yes

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