Versions

1.6.5.1	4.55%
1.6.4.4	63.64%
1.6.1.2	31.82%

wdbackupengine.exe has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 1.6.5.1. It is started as a Windows Service called 'WDBackup' with the name 'WDBackup' and described as “WD SmartWare Backup Engine”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 1.1 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Western Digital Technologies by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program WD SmartWare from Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0009% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 23.72 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 216.01 KB per minute for reads and 510.89 KB per minute for writes.