btpreload.exe
By Qualcomm Atheros (Signed)
| MD5: | d88556d78136d2bc47b8589a0d710e8a |
| SHA1: | da0fbf624ab3dafa38220d25166b6d3e60885880 |
| SHA256: | 4006f18f9fd206dade5e296f8fdf95695d7e8d09e5cad95831d547c33260c3a2 |
Overview
btpreload.exe 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). This is typically installed with the program Qualcomm Atheros WLAN and Bluetooth Client Installation Program published by Qualcomm Atheros. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Qualcomm Atheros which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | btpreload.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\bluetooth suite\btpreload.exe |
| Size: | 63.13 KB (64,640 bytes) |
| Build date: | 11/8/2012 11:00 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Qualcomm Atheros |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, February 23, 2015 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“
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 radio coexistence, Atheros has engineered a suite of advanced wireless techniques to deliver Atheros Universal Wireless Cooperation, consisting of channel protection and timesharing mechanisms, custom 3G coexistence optimization, and Athero...”
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'BtPreLoad' → "C:\Program Files\Bluetooth Suite\BtPreLoad.exe"
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 |
50.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
10.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of btpreload.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
61.54% |
|
| Acer |
38.46% |
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