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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

3.2.4.10 3.33%
3.2.4.7 3.33%
3.2.0.24 3.33%
3.2.0.15 3.33%
3.2.0.14 16.67%
3.2.0.9 16.67%
3.2.0.9 3.33%
3.1.7.8 3.33%
3.1.7.7 16.67%
3.1.7.5 13.33%
3.1.6.4 3.33%
3, 1, 0, 13 3.33%
3, 1, 0, 11 10.00%

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegEnumValueW, GetUserNameW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueW, RegEnumKeyW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegQueryInfoKeyW
comctl32.dll
InitCommonControlsEx, PropertySheetW, CreatePropertySheetPageW, ImageList_GetIconSize
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
crypt32.dll
CryptUnprotectData
gdi32.dll
DeleteObject, SelectClipRgn, CreateRectRgn, GetViewportExtEx, GetWindowExtEx, BitBlt, GetPixel, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutW, ExtTextOutW, Escape, SelectObject, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowOrgEx, OffsetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, ExtSelectClipRgn, DeleteDC, CreatePatternBrush, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectPalette, GetObjectType, GetDeviceCaps, CreateHatchBrush, CopyMetaFileW, CreateDCW, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateRectRgnIndirect, SetRectRgn, GetMapMode, PatBlt, DPtoLP, GetTextMetricsW, CreateCompatibleBitmap, EnumFontFamiliesW, GetTextCharsetInfo, GetBkColor, GetTextColor, GetRgnBox, GetPaletteEntries, GetNearestPaletteIndex, RealizePalette, GetSystemPaletteEntries, CreateDIBSection, CreatePolygonRgn, CreateEllipticRgn, Polyline, Polygon, SetDIBColorTable, StretchBlt, SetPixel, Rectangle, OffsetRgn, EnumFontFamiliesExW, LPtoDP, GetWindowOrgEx, GetViewportOrgEx, PtInRegion, FrameRgn, GetBoundsRect, ExtFloodFill, SetPaletteEntries, SetPixelV, GetTextFaceW, SetLayout, GetLayout, SetTextAlign, MoveToEx, LineTo, IntersectClipRect, ExcludeClipRect, GetClipBox, SetMapMode, SetTextColor, SetROP2, SetPolyFillMode, SetBkMode, SetBkColor, CreatePalette, RestoreDC, SaveDC, CreateBitmap, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CombineRgn, Ellipse, FillRgn, GetObjectW, CreatePen, GetStockObject, CreateSolidBrush, CreateDIBitmap, CreateICW, CreateRoundRectRgn
gdiplus.dll
GdipDrawImageRect, GdipGetDC, GdipClosePathFigure, GdipSetPathMarker, GdipDrawImageRectRectI, GdipSetImageAttributesColorMatrix, GdipDisposeImageAttributes, GdipCreateImageAttributes, GdipDrawString, GdipSetStringFormatLineAlign, GdipSetStringFormatAlign, GdipDeleteStringFormat, GdipCreateStringFormat, GdipDrawRectangleI, GdipSetPenDashStyle, GdipDeletePen, GdipCreatePen1, GdipFillRegion, GdipCombineRegionRectI, GdipDeleteRegion, GdipCreateRegionPath, GdipCreateLineBrushFromRectI, GdipFillPath, GdipCloneBrush, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipCreateSolidFill, GdipDeletePath, GdipCreatePath, GdipDeleteFont, GdipCreateFontFromDC, GdipGraphicsClear, GdipSetSmoothingMode, GdipLoadImageFromStream, GdipSetPixelOffsetMode, GdipCreateBitmapFromGraphics, GdipDrawImageI, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipGetImagePalette, GdipGetImagePaletteSize, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipCloneImage, GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipSetInterpolationMode, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipCreateBitmapFromHBITMAP, GdipDisposeImage, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipAlloc, GdipFree, GdiplusShutdown, GdiplusStartup, GdipReleaseDC
imm32.dll
ImmReleaseContext, ImmGetContext, ImmGetOpenStatus
kernel32.dll
DllMain
mpr.dll
WNetConnectionDialog1W
msimg32.dll
TransparentBlt, AlphaBlend
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemAlloc, ReleaseStgMedium, CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, OleDuplicateData, CLSIDFromString, CoCreateGuid, CLSIDFromProgID, CoInitialize, CoGetClassObject, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, OleUninitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleInitialize, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleCreateMenuDescriptor, OleDestroyMenuDescriptor, OleTranslateAccelerator, IsAccelerator, OleLockRunning, OleIsCurrentClipboard, OleFlushClipboard, DoDragDrop, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterMessageFilter, OleGetClipboard, RegisterDragDrop, CoLockObjectExternal, RevokeDragDrop, CoTaskMemRealloc
oleacc.dll
LresultFromObject, AccessibleObjectFromWindow, CreateStdAccessibleObject
oledlg.dll
OleUIBusyW
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExW, ShellExecuteW, SHAppBarMessage, SHGetFileInfoW, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetFolderPathW, SHBrowseForFolderW, Shell_NotifyIconW, DragQueryFileW, DragFinish, SHFileOperationW
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteValueW, SHGetValueW, UrlEscapeW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW, UrlUnescapeW, PathStripToRootW, PathIsUNCW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
DllMain
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoW
wininet.dll
InternetCanonicalizeUrlW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetCheckConnectionW, HttpAddRequestHeadersW, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetOpenW, InternetSetStatusCallbackW, InternetSetFilePointer, InternetWriteFile, InternetReadFile, HttpSendRequestW, InternetConnectW, HttpOpenRequestW, InternetSetOptionExW, InternetGetLastResponseInfoW, InternetQueryDataAvailable
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW
winspool.drv
DocumentPropertiesW, OpenPrinterW, ClosePrinter
wtsapi32.dll
WTSFreeMemory, WTSQuerySessionInformationW

wddmstatus.exe

WDDMStatus.exe by Western Digital Technologies (Signed)

Remove wddmstatus.exe
Version:   3, 1, 0, 11
MD5:   fabb64fc688e4827bcf434b6fc28ef00
SHA1:   415b46742f41aff027c70358ed7240f27eb86871
SHA256:   08577f206b254bdd9931347b7dd841a70cf8f59c1b3478839052e20c21c76824

Overview

wddmstatus.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This is typically installed with the program WD SmartWare published 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:wddmstatus.exe
Publisher:Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Product name:WDDMStatus.exe
Description:WD Quick View
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\western digital\wd quick view\wddmstatus.exe
Original name:WDBtnMgrUI.exe
File version:3, 1, 0, 11
Size:5.88 MB (6,163,456 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Western Digital Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, October 11, 2010
Expiration date:Friday, September 20, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program 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

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'WD Quick View' → C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD Quick View\WDDMStatus.exe
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'wddmstatus.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00958790%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00748694%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00210096%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,693 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,288,756/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:33/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.09 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):12.45 MB
Private (minimum):12.23 MB
Non-paged memory:4.09 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:113.03 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):118.53 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:12.45 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.48 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:87,922/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:46.58 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1,874/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:10 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:16.57 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:240/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:266
600
GUI GDI count:61
103
GUI GDI peak:67
142
GUI USER count:14
49
GUI USER peak:18
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wd drive manager\wddmstatus.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
WDDMStatus.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01639235%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01279704%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00359530%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,679,399/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:8/sec
79/sec
Memory:5.94 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00459141%
Kernel CPU:0.00459141%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:169,068/sec
Context switches:8/sec
Memory:1.75 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.67%
Windows 8 Pro 16.67%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 10.00%
Windows 8 6.67%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.67%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.33%
Windows 7 Enterprise 3.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 68.97% of WDDMStatus.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 30.95%
Dell 23.81%
Toshiba 14.29%
ASUS 14.29%
Acer 4.76%
Lenovo 4.76%
Sony 4.76%
GIGABYTE 2.38%
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