What is vmnat.exe?

vmnat.exe is part of VMware Workstation and developed by VMware, Inc. according to the vmnat.exe version information.

vmnat.exe's description is "VMware NAT Service"

vmnat.exe is digitally signed by VMware, Inc..

vmnat.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected vmnat.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on vmnat.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameVMware Workstation
Company nameVMware, Inc.
File descriptionVMware NAT Service
Internal namevmnat
Original filenamevmnat.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1998-2009 VMware, Inc.
Product version7.0.0 build-203739
File version7.0.0 build-203739

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameVMware Workstation
Company nameVMware, Inc.
File descriptionVMware NAT Service
Internal namevmnat
Original filenamevmnat.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1998-2009 VMware, Inc.
Product version7.0.0 build-203739
File version7.0.0 build-203739

Digital signatures [?]

vmnat.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameVMware, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number72fb3194df6a92475219f34b6f008993

VirusTotal report

1 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vmnat.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ByteHero Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m
1 of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the vmnat.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5665bb54cba86378d99328eff57f0406c
SHA256bad661f4d082d23ca9e5194ad5698dadeb857869a7f7df707a037ad6471ce2ab

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to vmnat.exe:

vmnat.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

vmnat.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

VMware NAT Service has stopped working.

End Program - vmnat.exe. This program is not responding.

vmnat.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

vmnat.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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