Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.62.0.0 25.00%
1.62.0.0 25.00%
1.53.0.0 25.00%
1.53.0.0 25.00%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, DuplicateTokenEx, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegDeleteKeyW, SetEntriesInAclW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, StartServiceW, QueryServiceStatusEx, ControlService, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, ConvertSidToStringSidW, RegUnLoadKeyW, RegFlushKey, RegLoadKeyW, EqualSid, RegQueryInfoKeyW, FreeSid, CheckTokenMembership, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetTokenInformation, OpenProcessToken, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueW, RegEnumKeyExW
kernel32.dll
GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, HeapSize, lstrlenW, RaiseException, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetLastError, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetCurrentProcess, lstrcatW, lstrcpyW, CloseHandle, OpenProcess, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, lstrcmpiW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, GetModuleFileNameW, lstrcmpW, LocalFree, WaitForSingleObject, Sleep, CreateThread, CreateEventW, GetCurrentThreadId, SetEvent, CreateMutexW, GetCommandLineW, GetLocaleInfoW, GetUserDefaultLCID, lstrcpynW, LeaveCriticalSection, SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetStartupInfoA, WaitForMultipleObjects, lstrcpyA, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenA, DisconnectNamedPipe, WriteFile, ReadFile, ConnectNamedPipe, CreateNamedPipeW, ProcessIdToSessionId, GetCurrentProcessId, VerifyVersionInfoW, VerSetConditionMask, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetTickCount, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileW, LoadLibraryA, GetSystemDirectoryA, OutputDebugStringA, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, OpenFileMappingA, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexA, CreateEventA, CreateFileA, CreateProcessA, SetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, ExitProcess, HeapCreate, HeapReAlloc, VirtualFree, GetStartupInfoW, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, VirtualAlloc, VirtualProtect, RtlUnwind, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetModuleHandleA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetLocaleInfoA, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, FlushFileBuffers, EnterCriticalSection
ole32.dll
CLSIDFromString, StringFromCLSID, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, CoCreateInstance, CoRegisterClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoTaskMemFree, StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiOpenDeviceInterfaceRegKey
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconW, ExtractIconW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathFindExtensionW, AssocQueryStringW, UrlGetPartW, SHDeleteEmptyKeyW
user32.dll
FindWindowW, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, SetTimer, DestroyIcon, GetCursorPos, CreateWindowExW, DefWindowProcW, CharNextW, PostThreadMessageW, DestroyWindow, RegisterClassExW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetShellWindow, CharUpperW, PostMessageW, GetClassNameW, GetParent, CallWindowProcW, LoadStringW, GetMenuItemInfoW, InsertMenuItemW, GetMenuItemCount, SetForegroundWindow, TrackPopupMenu, DestroyMenu, CreatePopupMenu, DeleteMenu, GetMenuInfo, SetMenuInfo, KillTimer, GetWindowRect, GetAsyncKeyState, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, wsprintfW, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetMessageW, FindWindowExW
wininet.dll
InternetOpenA, InternetCloseHandle, InternetCrackUrlA, InternetConnectA, HttpOpenRequestA, InternetReadFile, InternetQueryDataAvailable, HttpSendRequestA, InternetSetOptionA, InternetQueryOptionA
winspool.drv
FindFirstPrinterChangeNotification, ClosePrinter, DeletePrintProvidorW, GetJobW, GetPrinterW, OpenPrinterW, AddPrintProvidorW, FindClosePrinterChangeNotification, FreePrinterNotifyInfo, FindNextPrinterChangeNotification

CDASrv.exe

Common Desktop Agent

Remove CDASrv.exe
Version:   1.62.0.0
MD5:   96780b428d38ced990210772edc274c4
SHA1:   17a40a8ab71a1f5f390be6fa3f457215fd0868b1
SHA256:   0111eb800876d278476366bd41ae2bc7e7dd23a5ccab0d2641b1b87267e614d2

Overview

cdasrv.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). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).

DetailsDetails

File name:cdasrv.exe
Product name:Common Desktop Agent
Description:CDA Server
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\common desktop agent\cdasrv.exe
File version:1.62.0.0
Size:336 KB (344,064 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'CDAServer' → C:\Program Files\Common Files\Common Desktop Agent\CDASrv.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00001327%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001304%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000023%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:30,844 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.27 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.96 MB
Private (minimum):416 KB
Non-paged memory:3.27 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:46.32 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):49.32 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.32 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.96 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,371/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:735 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:90/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:159
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI USER count:3
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\common desktop agent\cdasrv.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 Pro 25.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 25.00%
Windows 7 Professional 25.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Canada installs about 50.00% of Common Desktop Agent.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 50.00%
Acer 25.00%
American Megatrends 25.00%
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