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VersionsAdditional versions

7.4.0.125 2.56%
7.4.0.122 2.56%
7.4.0.115 12.82%
7.4.0.115 2.56%
7.4.0.110 7.69%
7.4.0.96 12.82%
7.3.0.100 5.13%
7.2.0.83 2.56%
7.2.0.65 2.56%
7.2.0.60 7.69%
7.2.0.60 2.56%
7.2.0.55 2.56%
7.2.0.45 2.56%
7.2.0.45 12.82%
7.2.0.45 2.56%
7.2.0.40 2.56%
7.2.0.34 2.56%
7.2.0.28 2.56%
7.1.0.22 2.56%
7.1.0.18 7.69%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

btvstack.exe

Bluetooth Software by Atheros Communications Inc. (Signed)

Remove btvstack.exe
Version:   7.4.0.115
MD5:   227ba9785de4eaadab516901ea9c919f
SHA1:   91143ae5600fc40cd1124a1d791c7d91091755df
SHA256:   19b306b7f9dbaf06095b7e4307071f2576a2a87e1ff681d1bae2ce7e2bbeacdf

What is btvstack.exe?

Bluetooth Tray is a Bluetooth Software module for Atheros Commnucations line of Bluetool products. Atheros provides its own Bluetooth stack for easy portability and also supports standard Bluetooth stacks.

About btvstack.exe (from Atheros Communications Inc.)

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 and enha

DetailsDetails

File name:btvstack.exe
Publisher:Atheros Commnucations
Product name:Bluetooth Software
Description:Bluetooth Tray
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\bluetooth suite\btvstack.exe
Original name:AthBtTray.exe.mui
File version:7.4.0.115
Size:990.66 KB (1,014,432 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Atheros Communications Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Expiration date:Monday, April 1, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Atheros Communications
8% remove
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 supports standard Bluetooth stacks.
Qualcomm Atheros
1% remove
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 and enhance the usability of small mobile devices by connecting to external headsets, keyboards, mice and printers. Such efficient, very low-power connectivity brings devices together and transfers content at close range. And, it cooperate...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'AtherosBtStack' → "C:\Program Files\Bluetooth Suite\BtvStack.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00075839%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00027548%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00048291%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:145,138 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,780,392/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:14.29 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):31.93 MB
Private (minimum):9.05 MB
Non-paged memory:14.29 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:150.4 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):156.76 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:24.34 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):32.15 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:32,853/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:4 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:5.04 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:119/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:35
12
Handles:705
600
GUI GDI count:73
103
GUI GDI peak:75
142
GUI USER count:42
49
GUI USER peak:45
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\bluetooth suite\btvstack.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
BtvStack.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00446288%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00438459%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00007829%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:102,014/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:3.28 MB
1.16 MB
msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00024889%
Kernel CPU:0.00010170%
User CPU:0.00014719%
CPU cycles:6,101/sec
Memory:840 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00004282%
Kernel CPU:0.00003746%
User CPU:0.00000535%
CPU cycles:3,636/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.00000268%
Kernel CPU:0.00000268%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:498/sec
Memory:2.01 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.72%
Windows 7 Ultimate 35.90%
Windows 7 Home Basic 12.82%
Windows 7 Professional 2.56%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 15.79% of Bluetooth Software.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 35.14%
ASUS 21.62%
Dell 16.22%
Hewlett-Packard 13.51%
Sony 10.81%
Samsung 2.70%
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