Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1, 5, 1, 2 50.00%
1, 5, 1, 1 50.00%

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advapi32.dll
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mscoree.dll
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msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
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ole32.dll
CoRevokeClassObject, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoRegisterClassObject, StringFromCLSID, ProgIDFromCLSID, StringFromGUID2
shell32.dll
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user32.dll
RegisterDeviceNotificationW, CharNextW, PostThreadMessageW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, CharUpperW, DispatchMessageW, MessageBoxW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, LoadStringW

WDFME.exe

WD File Management Engine by Western Digital Technologies (Signed)

Remove WDFME.exe
Version:   1, 5, 1, 2
MD5:   6c0c5b01a6a57d9b75839ad0f22dc3f1
SHA1:   2fc3a05ad5a5e39ec182b862d4281ede639e9f80
SHA256:   84efad744c52eba255f5e3f41cf8dbf444210d242e1dda143341314f30526ddb

Overview

wdfme.exe runs as a service under the name WDFME (WDFMEService) 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 assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Western Digital Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:wdfme.exe
Publisher:Western Digital
Product name:WD File Management Engine
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wdfme.exe
File version:1, 5, 1, 2
Size:1.52 MB (1,591,176 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
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
WD SmartWare
 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.
SES Driver
 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

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00071623%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00037876%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00033747%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:31,978,739 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:23,703,208/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.31 GB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):1.5 GB
Private (minimum):30.13 MB
Non-paged memory:1.31 GB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:1.49 GB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):1.79 GB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.2 GB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):1.53 GB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,690,319/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:4.22 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:108,171/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3.52 MB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:7,637/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:6.65 MB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,056,812/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:544
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
clr.dll
Total CPU:13.14846931%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:8.93773978%
0.107585%
User CPU:4.21072953%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:312,637,572/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:6.43 MB
1.16 MB
WDFME.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.11205800%
Kernel CPU:0.00299738%
User CPU:0.10906062%
CPU cycles:2,690,703/sec
Memory:1.71 MB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.06058558%
Kernel CPU:0.04457111%
User CPU:0.01601447%
CPU cycles:1,441,966/sec
Memory:792 KB

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 50.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 50.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of WD File Management Engine.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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