VMware Tools

VMware Tools

by VMware, Inc.

What is VMware Tools?

VMware Tools is software application developed by VMware, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 53.01% of installations running this operating system. VMware Tools's installer is typically 19.00 MB in size and installs around 53 files. The most common release is 9.6.2.1688356 with 9.30% of all installations currently using this version.

VMware Tools is most popular in the United States with 47.55% of installations residing in this country.

About VMware Tools?

The VMware Tools package enhances the performance of guest operating systems by adding necessary drivers and utilities, particularly improving graphical performance and mouse tracking. Additionally, the package facilitates integration between guest and host systems, offering features such as shared folders, plug-and-play device support, clock synchronization, and seamless cutting-and-pasting across environments.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • vmtoolsd.exe runs as a service named 'VMware Tools' (VMTools) "Provides support for synchronizing objects between the host and guest operating systems.".
  • vmacthlp.exe runs as a service named 'VMware Physical Disk Helper Service' (VMware Physical Disk Helper Service) "Enables support for running virtual machines from a physical disk partition".
  • TPAutoConnSvc.exe runs as a service named 'TP AutoConnect Service' (TPAutoConnSvc) "ThinPrint component for creating printers or connecting printer shares automatically.".
  • TPVCGateway.exe runs as a service named 'TP VC Gateway Service' (TPVCGateway) "ThinPrint component that receives print data from dedicated print servers and forwards it to ThinPrint ICA/RDP Clients.".

Software Details

URL:
https://www.vmware.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}
Size:
19.00 MB
Language:
English

VMware Tools Executable Details

Primary executable:
vmtoolsd.exe
Name:
VMware Tools
Path:
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by VMware Tools
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
423a41f5fa8609c176bfae35c704ddd1
DLL
5e18d02760c57b3a0dd293da60567d8a
DLL
956ad1579068df6ce05bb6279b96ef63
DLL
afab8e22db3b291dc38cecf5419346a0
EXE
c3b44da13a8e972809780c2f64c6683a
EXE
2bbcc0c02a03698b0faec63ab7eadcb5
EXE
ace12c5de9d24a317a4e1b66e507434b
DLL
f7d68584fe03fcdc95766c799a6d47f3
EXE
54bdc1159b4f3525ec63b37cc9b15477
DLL
2e66da7ab91c83bca575c63e70c857ae