BtTray.exe
By Qualcomm Atheros (Signed)
Overview
bttray.exe has 16 known versions, the most recent one is 8.0.1.305. bttray.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. In order execute the program with adminsitrator rights and prevent a UAC prompt, the program will add a job to the Windows Task Scheduler that will automtaiclaly start it when a user logs on. The average file size is about 755.94 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Qualcomm Atheros by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth Suite (64), Atheros Bluetooth Suite (64) and Qualcomm Atheros WLAN and Bluetooth Client Installation Program have been observed as installing specific variations of bttray.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0036% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 51.75 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.08 KB per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is bttray.exe?
BtTray is part of the Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth software suite that manages installed devices with the integrated combo WLAN and Bluetooth chips.
About bttray.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: | bttray.exe |
| Publisher: | Qualcomm Atheros |
| Description: | BtTray |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\bluetooth suite\bttray.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Qualcomm Atheros |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of bttray.exe.)
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...
“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 ...”
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...”
“
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 bttray.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'BtTray' → "C:\Program Files\Bluetooth Suite\BtTray.exe"
Scheduled tasks
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\BtTray'
All file variations of bttray.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Single Language |
31.43% |
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| Windows 8 |
31.43% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
14.29% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
5.71% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.71% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.86% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview |
2.86% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.86% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.86% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 32.35% of bttray.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
29.63% |
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| ASUS |
25.93% |
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| Dell |
18.52% |
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| Acer |
9.26% |
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| Lenovo |
7.41% |
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| Samsung |
3.70% |
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| Toshiba |
3.70% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
1.85% |
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