DVDAgent.exe
HP DVDSmart by CyberLink (Signed)
Overview
There are 6 versions of dvdagent.exe in the wild, the latest version being 5, 0, 0, 0. dvdagent.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. In order execute the program with adminsitrator rights and prevent a UAC prompt, the program will add a job to the Windows Task Scheduler that will automtaiclaly start it when a user logs on. The average file size is about 623.29 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to CyberLink by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program HP MediaSmart DVD from Hewlett-Packard. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0009% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.63 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 7.9 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 627 Bytes per minute for reads and 10 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is dvdagent.exe?
HP DVDSmart Resident Program enables the playback of DVD and Blu-Ray media.
 Details
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| File name: | dvdagent.exe |
| Publisher: | CyberLink Corp. |
| Product name: | HP DVDSmart |
| Description: | HP DVDSmart Resident Program |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\media\dvd\dvdagent.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | CyberLink |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, February 16, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of HP DVDSmart.)
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of dvdagent.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'DVDAgent' → "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Media\DVD\DVDAgent.exe"
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'DVDAgent' runs on logon in the path '\DVDAgent'
- Entry path '\DVDAgent'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\DVDAgent'
All file variations of dvdagent.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
53.33% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
23.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
20.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
3.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 86.67% of HP DVDSmart.
