Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

2.2.0.19 12.00%
2.2.0.18 4.00%
2.0.0.30 8.00%
2.0.0.18 28.00%
2.0.0.16 24.00%
2.0.0.11 20.00%
2.0.0.11 4.00%

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PE structurePE file structure

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

WDDriveService.exe

WDDriveService.exe by Western Digital Technologies (Signed)

Remove WDDriveService.exe
Version:   2.0.0.11
MD5:   c5213cb145c80c10369752d8ee412914
SHA1:   3c22117f477863744205422ebd784f72c73131a8
SHA256:   c1bf1b795ea59dff38cd8c73b0f283ed141dedfce3757fdbf2d49f70221c540a

Overview

wddriveservice.exe runs as a service under the name WDDriveService (WDDriveService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Western Digital Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:wddriveservice.exe
Publisher:Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Product name:WDDriveService.exe
Description:WD Drive Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\western digital\wd drive manager\wddriveservice.exe
File version:2.0.0.11
Size:263.86 KB (270,192 bytes)
Build date:4/22/2013 12:40 PM
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

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • WDDriveService
  • 'WDDriveService' (WD Drive Manager)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00045145%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00025155%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00019990%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:12,901 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:11,120,581/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:63/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:11.98 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):16.52 MB
Private (minimum):14.77 MB
Non-paged memory:11.98 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:84.88 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):89.88 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:16.42 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):17.82 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:656,102/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:23.03 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1,265/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:68.24 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,016/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:20
12
Handles:337
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\western digital\wd drive manager\wddriveservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:WDDriveService
Display name:WDDriveService
Description:“Provides discovery of WD Drives”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.06585261%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00729579%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.05855682%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,539,252/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:6/sec
79/sec
Memory:252 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01583016%
Kernel CPU:0.00493504%
User CPU:0.01089512%
CPU cycles:362,303/sec
Context switches:3/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
WDDriveService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00281926%
Kernel CPU:0.00139058%
User CPU:0.00142868%
CPU cycles:784,348/sec
Context switches:2/sec
Memory:860 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 16.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 12.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.00%
Windows 8 8.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise 8.00%
Windows 8.1 4.00%
Windows 7 Professional 4.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 45.83% of WDDriveService.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 25.81%
Hewlett-Packard 22.58%
Toshiba 19.35%
Acer 16.13%
Lenovo 12.90%
American Megatrends 3.23%
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