bdagent.exe
Bitdefender 2014 by Bitdefender SRL (Signed)
| Version: | 17.21.0.908 102416 |
| MD5: | ee5b893a87a40f3d28190a393b1b3a42 |
| SHA1: | a04bd53a72f295cdee5801fcb3c309168210cda2 |
Overview
bdagent.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Bitdefender Antivirus Plus published by Bitdefender, Bitdefender Total Security from Bitdefender and Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Bitdefender SRL which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | bdagent.exe |
| Publisher: | Bitdefender |
| Product name: | Bitdefender 2014 |
| Description: | Bitdefender Agent |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\bitdefender\bitdefender\bdagent.exe |
| File version: | 17.21.0.908 102416 |
| Size: | 1.66 MB (1,738,968 bytes) |
| Build date: | 10/23/2013 6:28 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Bitdefender SRL |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Bitdefender Antivirus Plus is the acknowledged Antivirus of the Year. With a non-intrusive and extremely fast scanning technology, it offers essential silent security against e-threats. Experience the best antivirus at an incredible speed, without slowdowns! Bitdefender Photon™ is an innovative antivirus technology that accelerates scanning speed by gradually adapting to your PC. Bitdefender Safepay™ safeguards your payments and also au...”
“Bitdefender Total Security is the acknowledged Antivirus of the Year. With a non-intrusive and extremely fast scanning technology, it offers the ultimate silent security against e-threats. Experience the ultimate anti-malware defense at an incredible speed, without slowdowns! Bitdefender Photon™ is an innovative antivirus technology that accelerates scanning speed by gradually adapting to your PC. Keeps hackers at bay by automatically o...”
“Bitdefender Internet Security is the acknowledged Antivirus of the Year. With a non-intrusive and extremely fast scanning technology, it offers enhanced silent security against e-threats. Bitdefender Safepay™ safeguards your payments and also automatically fills in your account information. Surf the Internet and socialize without worries. Your private information cannot be seen or stolen by hackers. Keeps hackers at bay by automatical...”
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Bdagent' → "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender\bdagent.exe"
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00156462% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002388% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00154075% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 8,031 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 6,842,061/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 12.79 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 8.13 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 980 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 12.79 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 165.55 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 169.65 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.29 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 21.8 MB | |
| Page faults: | 184,770/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 20.5 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 750/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 10.46 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 324/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 456 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 148/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 21 | |
| Handles: | 704 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 100 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 101 | |
| GUI USER count: | 34 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 40 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| npcomm.dll (BitDefender 16 by BitDefender LLC) |
| Total CPU: | 0.01521201% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01027391% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00493810% | |
| CPU cycles: | 681,868/sec | |
| Context switches: | 6/sec | |
| Memory: | 136 KB | |
| connector.dll (Bitdefender 2014 by Bitdefender) |
| Total CPU: | 0.01173214% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00705917% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00467297% | |
| CPU cycles: | 421,716/sec | |
| Context switches: | 3/sec | |
| Memory: | 152 KB | |
| mswsock.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00985679% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00985679% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 15,424/sec | |
| Memory: | 352 KB | |
| bdagent.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00934547% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00656171% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00278376% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,295,221/sec | |
| Context switches: | 24/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.67 MB | |
| framework.dll (Bitdefender 2014 by Bitdefender) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00251876% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00053027% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00198850% | |
| CPU cycles: | 81,345/sec | |
| Memory: | 196 KB | |
| popup.dll (Bitdefender 2014 by Bitdefender) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00188927% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00188927% | |
| CPU cycles: | 51,827/sec | |
| Memory: | 496 KB | |
| log.dll (Bitdefender by Bitdefender) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00059655% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00039770% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00019885% | |
| CPU cycles: | 357,577/sec | |
| Context switches: | 10/sec | |
| Memory: | 368 KB | |
| bdnc.dll (BitDefender Nimbus Client by Bitdefender) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00009948% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009948% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,834/sec | |
| Memory: | 2.01 MB | |
| watchdog.dll (Bitdefender 2014 by Bitdefender) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00009942% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009942% | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,281/sec | |
| Memory: | 52 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 |
33.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.67% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
8.33% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
8.33% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
8.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
8.33% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 58.33% of Bitdefender 2014.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
|
| Lenovo |
33.33% |
|
| Apple |
16.67% |
|
| Acer |
8.33% |
|
| Samsung |
8.33% |
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