Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

7.4.0.145 16.67%
7.4.0.130 50.00%
7.4.0.126 16.67%
7.4.0.126 16.67%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryInfoKeyW, ControlServiceExW, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, GetUserNameW, RegGetValueW, LookupPrivilegeNameW, GetTokenInformation, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegSetKeyValueW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, RegCreateKeyW, RegEnumValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegDeleteKeyValueW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegOpenKeyW
bthprops.cpl
BluetoothEnumerateInstalledServices, BluetoothFindDeviceClose, BluetoothFindNextDevice, BluetoothFindFirstDevice, BluetoothEnableDiscovery, BluetoothIsDiscoverable, BluetoothFindRadioClose, BluetoothGetRadioInfo, BluetoothFindFirstRadio, BluetoothAuthenticateDevice, BluetoothRemoveDevice, BluetoothUpdateDeviceRecord, BluetoothGetDeviceInfo, BluetoothSetServiceState, BluetoothSdpEnumAttributes, BluetoothSdpGetContainerElementData, BluetoothSdpGetElementData
comctl32.dll
ImageList_Create, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_SetBkColor, ImageList_ReplaceIcon, ImageList_Destroy
comdlg32.dll
GetOpenFileNameW
gdi32.dll
CreateSolidBrush, CreateFontIndirectW, GetObjectW
gdiplus.dll
GdipGetImageHeight, GdipAlloc, GdipDisposeImage, GdipLoadImageFromFile, GdipCloneImage, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageRawFormat, GdiplusStartup, GdiplusShutdown, GdipFree
handsfree.dll
BT_HSG_Deregister, BT_HF_DialDTMF, BT_HF_LastNumberRedial, BT_HF_Hangup, BT_HFG_CreateCodecConnection, BT_HFG_ConnectScoLink, BT_HFG_IsScoDriverLoaded, BT_HFG_SendOK, BT_HFG_SetIndicatorValue, BT_HFG_SendNetworkOperatorRsp, BT_HFG_SendError, BT_HFG_SendCallListRsp, BT_HFG_Close_SCO, BT_HFG_Register, BT_HFG_Deregister, BT_HFG_CreateServiceLink, BT_HFG_DisconnectServiceLink, BT_HFG_CallerID, BT_HFG_SendRing, EncodeSmsPDU, TE_Decode, TE_Encode, AT_Init, BT_HSG_DisconnectServiceLink, BT_HSG_CreateServiceLink, BT_HF_AnswerCall, BT_HSG_Register, BT_HSG_SendError, BT_HSG_Connect_SCO, BT_HSG_Disonnect_SCO, BT_HSG_IsScoDriverLoaded, BT_HSG_ConnectScoLink, BT_HF_CodecSelection, BT_HF_GetSignalLevel, BT_HF_GetBatteryLevel, BT_HF_EnableCallerIdNotify, BT_HF_QueryNetworkOperator, BT_HF_ConnectScoLink, BT_HF_IsScoDriverLoaded, BT_HF_RegisterWBSCodecType, BT_HF_Register, BT_HF_Deregister, BT_HF_CreateServiceLink, BT_HF_DisconnectServiceLink, BT_HF_DialNumber
iphlpapi.dll
NotifyIpInterfaceChange, ConvertInterfaceLuidToGuid, FreeMibTable, GetIfTable2
kernel32.dll
MoveFileW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoW, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedCompareExchange, DecodePointer, GetCurrentDirectoryW, lstrcmpW, GetTickCount64, GetFileSizeEx, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetModuleFileNameA, WideCharToMultiByte, WaitCommEvent, FindFirstFileW, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetFileAttributesW, FindClose, GetCurrentProcessId, OutputDebugStringA, GetCurrentThreadId, GetLocalTime, FindNextFileW, InterlockedExchange, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, CreateDirectoryA, SetThreadPriority, GetExitCodeThread, SetLocalTime, SetDynamicTimeZoneInformation, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetTickCount, SystemTimeToFileTime, WinExec, GetCommState, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32FirstW, ClearCommError, PurgeComm, SetCommTimeouts, SetCommMask, SetCommState, EncodePointer, SetupComm, DeleteCriticalSection, lstrcmpiW, RaiseException, SizeofResource, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, InterlockedIncrement, LoadLibraryExW, LoadResource, FindResourceW, CreateMutexW, ReleaseMutex, GetSystemPowerStatus, InterlockedDecrement, InitializeCriticalSection, ResetEvent, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, lstrlenW, ReadFile, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, DeleteFileW, lstrcpyW, LocalFree, FormatMessageW, GetVersionExW, TerminateThread, GetComputerNameW, GetModuleHandleW, WriteFile, ResumeThread, Process32NextW, GetSystemDirectoryW, lstrlenA, GetOverlappedResult, Sleep, GetTempPathW, OutputDebugStringW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, WritePrivateProfileStringW, CreateDirectoryW, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCurrentProcess, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileW, GetLastError, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, CreateThread, CloseHandle, CreateEventW
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
ProgIDFromCLSID, IIDFromString, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2, CLSIDFromString, PropVariantClear, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemRealloc, OleRun, CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoTaskMemAlloc
outlooklib.dll
SetFavoriteClient, GetFavoriteClient
rfcommlib.dll
BTRF_CleanRescouce, BTW_SDP_AddRecord, BTW_SDP_RemoveRecord, BTRF_SetPermissionCallback, BTRF_DisableSendDelayMode, BTRF_EnableSendDelayMode, ProcessAsyncConnectMsg
sesmgr.dll
smg_find_client_session, smg_destroy_client_session, smg_save_client_session, smg_enum_client_session, smg_client_local_file_modified
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW
shell32.dll
ExtractIconW, SHGetMalloc, SHGetFolderPathA, SHGetKnownFolderPath, SHChangeNotify, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, ShellExecuteW, SHGetFolderPathW, ShellExecuteExW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHFileOperationW
shlwapi.dll
StrCmpIW, StrCmpW, SHDeleteKeyW, StrCatW, PathAppendW, PathFileExistsW, PathStripPathW, StrCpyW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
MessageBoxW, EndPaint, BeginPaint, DefWindowProcW, DestroyWindow, DialogBoxParamW, wsprintfW, DestroyIcon, EndDialog, PostMessageW, UpdateWindow, ShowWindow, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, LoadCursorW, LoadIconW, EnumWindows, LoadAcceleratorsW, ChangeWindowMessageFilter, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, LoadStringW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, KillTimer, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetDlgItem, SendDlgItemMessageW, GetWindowRect, CopyRect, OffsetRect, SetWindowPos, RegisterClassW, SetDlgItemTextW, SetWindowLongW, GetForegroundWindow, IsWindow, GetWindowLongW, GetKeyboardState, GetKeyState, keybd_event, SetWindowsHookExW, UnhookWindowsHookEx, CallNextHookEx, PostThreadMessageW, CharNextW, GetDesktopWindow, TranslateAcceleratorW, GetWindowTextW, GetActiveWindow, CreateDialogParamW, GetSystemMetrics, SetForegroundWindow, SendMessageW, FindWindowW, RegisterWindowMessageW, PostQuitMessage, SetTimer
winmm.dll
sndPlaySoundW, timeKillEvent, timeSetEvent
winspool.drv
StartDocPrinterW, EndPagePrinter, ClosePrinter, OpenPrinterW, WritePrinter, StartPagePrinter, EndDocPrinter
ws2_32.dll
WSAAddressToStringW, WSALookupServiceEnd, WSALookupServiceNextW, WSALookupServiceBeginW, WSASetServiceW
wtsapi32.dll
WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification, WTSRegisterSessionNotification

btvstack.exe

Bluetooth Software by Qualcomm Atheros (Signed)

Remove btvstack.exe
Version:   7.4.0.130
MD5:   4582c41a726c9d24c4272ba0227b791f
SHA1:   b4b5c7983cea16d818e8eba4a7eff795b62f0517
SHA256:   ed11a9963ef2874d7102bab83b8dad9a54b97141c4434fa6fd255493adb94a15

Overview

btvstack.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). This is typically installed with the program Atheros Bluetooth Suite (64) published by Atheros Communications. The file is digitally signed by Qualcomm Atheros which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

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:7.4.0.130
Size:997.13 KB (1,021,056 bytes)
Build date:3/29/2012 5:45 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Qualcomm Atheros
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program 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.

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:0.00780020%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00551157%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00228863%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:530 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:17.33 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):25.49 MB
Private (minimum):12 MB
Non-paged memory:17.33 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:192.42 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):217.02 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:14.23 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):26.58 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:56
12
Handles:14323
600
GUI GDI count:88
103
GUI GDI peak:90
142
GUI USER count:68
49
GUI USER peak:82
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
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:0.00331278%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00258960%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00072318%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:66,478/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:3.29 MB
1.16 MB
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.00127839%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00127839%
CPU cycles:44,536/sec
Memory:2.01 MB
msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00002234%
Kernel CPU:0.00002234%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:191/sec
Memory:840 KB
l2caplib.dll (Bluetooth Software by Atheros Commnucations)
Total CPU:0.00001676%
Kernel CPU:0.00001117%
User CPU:0.00000559%
CPU cycles:71,334/sec
Memory:116 KB

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 50.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 33.33%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Taiwan installs about 33.33% of Bluetooth Software.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 60.00%
Dell 20.00%
Samsung 10.00%
Acer 10.00%
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