What is vmtoolsd.exe?

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

vmtoolsd.exe's description is "VMware Tools Core Service"

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

vmtoolsd.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on vmtoolsd.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameVMware Tools
Company nameVMware, Inc.
File descriptionVMware Tools Core Service
Internal namevmtoolsd
Original filenamevmtoolsd.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1998-2015 VMware, Inc.
Product version9.6.6 build-2649738
File version9.6.6.46073

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

Product nameVMware Tools
Company nameVMware, Inc.
File descriptionVMware Tools Core Service
Internal namevmtoolsd
Original filenamevmtoolsd.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1998-2015 VMware, Inc.
Product version9.6.6 build-2649738
File version9.6.6.46073

Digital signatures [?]

vmtoolsd.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameVMware, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number4451ad3717cfa22371ffbc07df13e65d

VirusTotal report

1 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vmtoolsd.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Jiangmin Trojan/Generic.bvydo
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the vmtoolsd.exe file.

Other files also named vmtoolsd.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54a08290b50d981014bc74dc4fc7919ae
SHA256f15a71a562f3bdbf714e33e9f16af1b5182454031bef9497592b020f5c787445

Error Messages

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

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

vmtoolsd.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 Tools Core Service has stopped working.

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

vmtoolsd.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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vmtoolsd.exe is part of the VMware Tools software. In my case, I found it on my Windows 10 virtual machine.

# 15 Aug 2015, 5:19

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