AdminService.exe
Bluetooth Software by Qualcomm Atheros (Signed)
Overview
adminservice.exe has 22 known versions, the most recent one is 8.0.0.224. It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'AtherosSvc' and described as “Atheros BT Stack Service Agent”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 212.06 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Qualcomm Atheros by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth Suite (64), Bluetooth Win7 Suite (64) and Dell WLAN and Bluetooth Client Installation have been observed as installing specific variations of adminservice.exe. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0001% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.64 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 3.85 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 15.78 KB per minute.
What is adminservice.exe?
AdminService Application is part of the Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth software suite that manages installed devices with the integrated combo WLAN and Bluetooth chips.
About adminservice.exe (from Qualcomm Atheros)
“Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth technology. It’s a great way to sync and share files, photos, music, games and videos at the speed of Wi-Fi, but with the ease of Bluetooth. It’s also a great way to extend ”
 Details
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| File name: | adminservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Qualcomm Atheros Commnucations |
| Product name: | Bluetooth Software |
| Description: | AdminService Application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\bluetooth suite\adminservice.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Qualcomm Atheros |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | AtherosSvc |
| Description: | “Atheros BT Stack Service Agent” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Bluetooth Software.)
“Bluetooth Win7 Suite is a PC-based software package that provides the upper-layer Bluetooth stack functionality in support of the Atheros Bluetooth solution. Bluetooth Win7 Suite requires a Bluetooth ...”
Atheros Bluetooth Suite (64-bit version) is the Bluetooth Software module for Atheros Commnucations line of Bluetool products. Atheros provides its own Bluetooth stack for easy portability and also su...
The Dell WLAN Utility is a wireless connection manager included with Dell Truemobile Wireless Cards.
“Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth® technology. It’s a great way to sync and share files, photos, music, games and videos at the speed of Wi-Fi, but with the ease of Bluetooth. It’s also a great way to extend...”
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Atheros new WLAN and Bluetooth combo solution goes beyond coexistence to enable cooperation between WLAN, Bluetooth and even 3G technologies co-located on PC platforms. To support this new level of ...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of adminservice.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
All file variations of adminservice.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 |
31.67% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
26.67% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
13.33% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.67% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
5.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
5.00% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
3.33% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview |
3.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.33% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.67% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 25.42% of Bluetooth Software.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
24.72% |
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| Acer |
21.35% |
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| Lenovo |
15.73% |
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| ASUS |
15.73% |
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| Dell |
13.48% |
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| Toshiba |
4.49% |
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| Samsung |
3.37% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
1.12% |
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