DellSystemDetect.exe
Dell System Detect by Dell (Signed)
Overview
There are 7 versions of dellsystemdetect.exe in the wild, the latest version being 5.8.1.1. dellsystemdetect.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 257.25 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Dell by Dell Inc.. The programs Dell System Detect Bootstrapper, Dell System Detect and Dell System Detect Bootstrapper - 1 have been observed as installing specific variations of dellsystemdetect.exe. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0088% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 31.32 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 14.78 KB per minute for reads and 14 Bytes per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | dellsystemdetect.exe |
| Publisher: | Dell |
| Product name: | Dell System Detect |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\apps\2.0\7p6j3qgn.nxp\n9gvymhm.4zl\dell..tion_0f612f649c4a10af_0005.0000_a97905297feaae2c\dellsystemdetect.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Dell |
| Authority (CA): | Dell Inc. |
| Effective date: | Thursday, October 4, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, October 4, 2014 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Dell System Detect.)
“Allowing Dell to collect software usage data, your system service tag and system configuration information on an on-going basis for use and storage in servers that may be outside of your country can e...”
“Allowing Dell to collect software usage data, your system service tag and system configuration information on an on-going basis for use and storage in servers that may be outside of your country can e...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of dellsystemdetect.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'DellSystemDetect' → C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Apps\2.0\4TZBWLPH.ZPL\QQA66LYM.792\dell..tion_0f612f649c4a10af_0005.0006_f9e15713f5aac8ac\DellSystemDetect.exe
All file variations of dellsystemdetect.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
40.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.00% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
10.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
10.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 44.44% of Dell System Detect.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
94.74% |
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| Alienware |
5.26% |
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