Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

3, 1, 5, 7 20.00%
3, 1, 0, 8 20.00%
3, 1, 0, 5 60.00%

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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, GetStartupInfoW, RtlUnwind, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, ProgIDFromCLSID, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoTaskMemFree
powrprof.dll
GetPwrDiskSpindownRange
setupapi.dll
CM_Get_Parent, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiOpenDeviceInterfaceW, SetupDiCreateDeviceInfoList, CM_Get_DevNode_Registry_PropertyW, CM_Locate_DevNodeW, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, CM_Get_Device_IDW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces
shlwapi.dll
SHRegSetUSValueW
user32.dll
CharUpperW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, PostThreadMessageW, wsprintfW, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, LoadStringW, CharNextW, MessageBoxW

wddmservice.exe

WDDriveManager.exe by WDC

Remove wddmservice.exe
Version:   3, 1, 0, 8
MD5:   e6050fe6b60fa91188b8abdb5b1e339f
SHA1:   d7ca754a86d1b513b001c70eef6df3c45bbfd2bb
SHA256:   b38596c5f2c1fc8eb961ed5e6befe3cc3a85900ac41286676cef8d9d55ab3606

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. and WD SmartWare published by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).

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\wd drive manager\wddmservice.exe
Original name:WDDriveManager.exe
File version:3, 1, 0, 8
Size:282 KB (288,768 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed: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.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'WDDMService'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00188441%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00101516%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00086925%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:343 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:34,672,290/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.36 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.8 MB
Private (minimum):4.09 MB
Non-paged memory:4.36 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:41.41 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):43.34 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.24 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.76 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:440,923/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:469.6 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:22,729/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:196.31 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2,400/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:167
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wd drive manager\wddmservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:WDDMService
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sechost.dll (Host for SCM/SDDL/LSA Lookup APIs by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00673715%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00404229%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00269486%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,831,153/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:8/sec
79/sec
Memory:124 KB
1.16 MB
WDDMService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00038498%
Kernel CPU:0.00019249%
User CPU:0.00019249%
CPU cycles:427,478/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:308 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 40.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 40.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Norway installs about 40.00% of WDDriveManager.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 100.00%
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