Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Import table
mscoree.dll
DllMain
DellDock.exe
Dell Dock by Stardock Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 2.5.0.1527 |
| MD5: | 13474d27d8ad197a3478cfac4e965200 |
| SHA1: | 9537a1cee3becb79da8fd5de6796dc0629760769 |
| SHA256: | 53feed034c55c65c2f117eb4866e626a5c9c0c3f7800cf59ee9d6183e46a7c80 |
Overview
delldock.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Dell Dock published by Stardock Corporation, Dell Dock from Dell Inc. and Dell Dock by Dell Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Stardock Corporation which was issued by the The USERTRUST Network certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | delldock.exe |
| Publisher: | Stardock Corporation |
| Product name: | Dell Dock |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\dell\delldock\delldock.exe |
| File version: | 2.5.0.1527 |
| Size: | 1.26 MB (1,324,384 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Stardock Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | The USERTRUST Network |
| Effective date: | Monday, October 13, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, October 14, 2011 |
| 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
“The Dell™ Dock was created to bring greater organization, personalization and productivity to Dell customers around the globe. ou can change the color, location and content to make it your own and it is free to download on any Dell computer that meets the system requirements. Groups like applications under categories, such as: Take Pictures & View Pictures grouped under Photos. Customize your dock: change the location, color, lock dock ...”
The Dell Client Configuration Tool Kit is provided to configure BIOS options. Support CCTK GUI and a large number of BIOS options.
Behaviors
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'delldock.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00064740% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00034248% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00030491% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 8,892,899 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 589,002/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 38.37 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 31.08 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.03 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 38.37 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 424.29 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 445.78 MB | |
| Working set: | 12.44 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 46.13 MB | |
| Page faults: | 485,946/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 233 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 20 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 247 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 2/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 11 | |
| Handles: | 398 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 70 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 80 | |
| GUI USER count: | 34 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 53 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| DellDock.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00319271% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00081819% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00237452% | |
| CPU cycles: | 500,004/sec | |
| Context switches: | 7/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.27 MB | |
| mydocklib.dll (MyDock Dynamic Link Library by Stardock) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00008005% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006226% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001779% | |
| CPU cycles: | 43,776/sec | |
| Context switches: | 2/sec | |
| Memory: | 368 KB | |
| mscorwks.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000889% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000889% | |
| CPU cycles: | 184/sec | |
| Memory: | 5.66 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
56.52% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
21.74% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
13.04% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.35% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.35% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 69.57% of Dell Dock.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
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