Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Qualcomm Atheros publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
adminservice.exe
Windows Win 7 DDK driver by Qualcomm Atheros (Signed)
| Version: | 6.2.9200.16384 |
| MD5: | a8f6e223b0e460988004556a62233ec5 |
| SHA1: | 0078de07a25ebaba9b57d3ee932ecee74ca2ea31 |
Overview
adminservice.exe runs as a service under the name AtherosSvc with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth Suite (64) published by Qualcomm Atheros and Qualcomm Atheros WLAN and Bluetooth Client Installation Program published by Qualcomm Atheros. The file is digitally signed by Qualcomm Atheros which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | adminservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider |
| Product name: | Windows (R) Win 7 DDK driver |
| Description: | Windows Setup API |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\qualcomm atheros\bluetooth suite\adminservice.exe |
| Original name: | SETUPAPI.DLL |
| File version: | 6.2.9200.16384 |
| Size: | 311.13 KB (318,592 bytes) |
| Build date: | 12/24/2013 5:20 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Qualcomm Atheros |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth® technology. It’s a great way to sync and share files, photos, music, games and videos at the speed of Wi-Fi, but with the ease of Bluetooth. It’s also a great way to extend and enhance the usability of small mobile devices by connecting to external headsets, keyboards, mice and printers. Such efficient, very low-power connectivity brings devices together and transfers content at close range. And, it cooperate...”
“
Atheros new WLAN and Bluetooth combo solution goes beyond coexistence to enable cooperation between WLAN, Bluetooth and even 3G technologies co-located on PC platforms. To support this new level of radio coexistence, Atheros has engineered a suite of advanced wireless techniques to deliver Atheros Universal Wireless Cooperation, consisting of channel protection and timesharing mechanisms, custom 3G coexistence optimization, and Athero...”
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00022265% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013037% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009228% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 6,641 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 143,134/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.3 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.42 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.34 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.3 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 65.18 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 65.2 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.43 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 5.45 MB | |
| Page faults: | 13,746/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 104 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 764 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 9/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 9 | |
| Handles: | 101 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\qualcomm atheros\bluetooth suite\adminservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | AtherosSvc |
| Description: | “Atheros BT Stack Service Agent” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 |
40.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
40.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 80.00% of Windows (R) Win 7 DDK driver.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
33.33% |
|
| Samsung |
16.67% |
|
| ASUS |
16.67% |
|
| Dell |
16.67% |
|
| Lenovo |
16.67% |
|
