Information about HardwareDevices.dll
HardwareDevices.dll
HardwareDevices.dll is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Hardware Devices plugin for Process Hacker. The reported company name is dmex. The current detection status is Undefined, based on the latest analysis from 2025-11-26 23:01:14 (6 months ago).
ThreatInfo does not have a final classification for this file yet. Use the technical details below to compare the hash, size, signature, and observed locations with the copy found on your device.
File Details
| Product Name: | Hardware Devices plugin for Process Hacker |
| Company Name: | dmex |
| MD5: | 7c35a25859271e4550580a5b6ec769fa |
| Size: | 157 KB |
| First Published: | 2019-07-28 08:41:26 (6 years ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2025-11-26 23:01:14 (6 months ago) |
| Status: | Undefined (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2025-11-26 23:01:14 (6 months ago) |
Overview
| Signed By: | Wen Jia Liu |
| Status: | Valid |
The signature on HardwareDevices.dll is reported as valid. A valid signature helps confirm publisher identity, but it does not automatically make the file safe if the installer was bundled, abused, or downloaded from an untrusted source.
Common Places:
| %programfiles%\process hacker 2 |
| %sysdrive%\cracking files & tweets\process hacker\x86 |
| %sysdrive%\cracking files & tweets\cracking files & tweets\process hacker\x86 |
| %sysdrive%\tech & tools files\process hacker\x86 |
| %sysdrive%\work station\service\processhacker-2.39-bin\x86 |
| %desktop%\todo\windows10\process hacker 2 |
| %sysdrive%\drivers & programms\antivirus\processhacker-2.39\x86 |
| %profile%\downloads\processhacker-2.39-bin\x86 |
| %programfiles%\process hacker 2 |
| %profile%\downloads\processhacker-2.39-bin\x86 |
ThreatInfo has observed HardwareDevices.dll in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.
Geography:
| 18.8% | ||
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| 12.5% | ||
| 6.3% | ||
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The strongest geographic signal for this file is United Kingdom with 18.8% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 10 | 75.0% | |
| Windows 7 | 25.0% |
The most common operating system signal for HardwareDevices.dll is Windows 10 with 75.0% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.
Analysis
HardwareDevices.dll is identified as pe for 32 systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 32 |
| Image Base: | 0x10000000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x0000d30d |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 90112 | 403217c9b14fcfefd4d99c52b5791381 |
| .rdata | 45568 | d99606da08b238dfbe052ff57d66d543 |
| .data | 2048 | 7c20c39db3f0f29a5af360d21cc4f0d9 |
| .gfids | 512 | b7b26f63963865e5d4ead8667751ff0a |
| .rsrc | 7168 | 55ef3713ecf91599db20b47898c78a53 |
| .reloc | 7680 | 1c4a8d6939d87fbe5f4f95577be1f1a9 |
PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.
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