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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

3, 1, 5, 16 16.67%
3, 1, 0, 8 16.67%
3, 1, 0, 5 50.00%
3, 1, 0, 5 16.67%

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advapi32.dll
InitializeSecurityDescriptor, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceW, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, IsValidSid, GetLengthSid, CopySid, RegQueryValueExW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, SetServiceStatus, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW
kernel32.dll
LoadLibraryExW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPointW, GetVolumeInformationW, SetVolumeLabelW, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, SetLastError, WaitForSingleObject, CancelIo, GetOverlappedResult, WaitForMultipleObjects, CloseHandle, DeviceIoControl, CreateEventW, Sleep, LoadLibraryW, CreateFileW, GetDriveTypeW, GetVersion, LockResource, FindResourceExW, GetLogicalDrives, ReleaseMutex, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, GetVersionExW, FindResourceW, SetEvent, ExitThread, CreateThread, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateFileMappingW, CreateMutexW, GetCommandLineW, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringA, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLocaleInfoA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LoadLibraryA, LoadResource, SizeofResource, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetModuleFileNameW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrlenW, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, ResetEvent, GetModuleHandleA, LCMapStringW, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, ExitProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, RtlUnwind, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, ProgIDFromCLSID, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoTaskMemFree
powrprof.dll
GetPwrDiskSpindownRange
setupapi.dll
CM_Get_Parent, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiOpenDeviceInterfaceW, SetupDiCreateDeviceInfoList, CM_Get_DevNode_Registry_PropertyW, CM_Locate_DevNodeW, CM_Get_Device_IDW, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces
shlwapi.dll
SHRegSetUSValueW
user32.dll
MessageBoxW, CharUpperW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, PostThreadMessageW, wsprintfW, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, LoadStringW, CharNextW

wddmservice.exe

WDDriveManager.exe by Western Digital Technologies (Signed)

Remove wddmservice.exe
Version:   3, 1, 5, 16
MD5:   24e26b7c7706aebf679b70575610d5f9
SHA1:   4537d5ede27decb2b9b159e14c4d71f19dff4ac6
SHA256:   323bb6664d92287fb065027351f4f3aae3015235a349869386ebebb7ed1b8532

Overview

wddmservice.exe runs as a service under the name WDDMService with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including WD SmartWare published by Western Digital Technologies, Inc., WD SmartWare from Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and WD SmartWare by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Western Digital Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:wddmservice.exe
Publisher:WDC
Product name:WDDriveManager.exe
Description:WD Drive Manager Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wddmservice.exe
Original name:WDDriveManager.exe
File version:3, 1, 5, 16
Size:259.4 KB (265,624 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Western Digital Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, October 11, 2010
Expiration date:Friday, September 20, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
10% remove
Western Digital also ships WD Smartware with many of its drives for use as backup drives. This software backs up all Documents, Pictures, Movies, Emails, and more on the drive, and continually checks for changes to drive locations. This means that regular backup takes place.
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
3% remove
The SES Device Driver is the software driver for the Western Digital SES. It is a computer program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the SES device. This software is required in most cases for the hardware device to function properly and is included with the Western Digital SES. In most cases, drivers come with Windows or can be found by going to Windows Update in Control Panel and checking for updates as well as downloaded ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'WDDMService'
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 49457

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00067732%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00037197%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00030534%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:149,901 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:16,758,327/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:12.11 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):13.17 MB
    Private (minimum):9.01 MB
    Non-paged memory:12.11 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:99.7 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):103.3 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:9.86 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):14.8 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:6,980,243/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:42.4 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:2,334/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:151.5 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1,214/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:23
    12
    Handles:497
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wddmservice.exe"
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:WDDMService
    Description:“WD SmartWare Drive Manager”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    winhttp.dll (Windows HTTP Services by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.38095467%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.38095467%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:2,854,723/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:384 KB
    1.16 MB
    ole32.dll
    Total CPU:0.24431514%
    Kernel CPU:0.09909515%
    User CPU:0.14521998%
    CPU cycles:5,873,257/sec
    Memory:1.27 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.11150901%
    Kernel CPU:0.11150901%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:192,576/sec
    Memory:1.16 MB
    WDDMService.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.04442094%
    Kernel CPU:0.02199125%
    User CPU:0.02242968%
    CPU cycles:1,148,569/sec
    Memory:704 KB
    mswsock.dll
    Total CPU:0.00089679%
    Kernel CPU:0.00059786%
    User CPU:0.00029893%
    CPU cycles:18,975/sec
    Memory:236 KB
    ADVAPI32.dll
    Total CPU:0.00002989%
    Kernel CPU:0.00002989%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:1,779/sec
    Memory:792 KB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 8 Pro 50.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 16.67%
    Microsoft Windows XP 16.67%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 66.67% of WDDriveManager.exe.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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