Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
| 5, 0, 0, 0 |
6.67% |
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| 5, 0, 0, 0 |
16.67% |
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| 5, 0, 0, 0 |
60.00% |
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| 5, 0, 0, 0 |
10.00% |
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| 5, 0, 0, 0 |
3.33% |
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| 5, 0, 0, 0 |
3.33% |
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(Note, CyberLink publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
DVDAgent.exe
HP DVDSmart by CyberLink (Signed)
| Version: | 5, 0, 0, 0 |
| MD5: | c65b115a03db0260895de96681e88221 |
| SHA1: | 7bbe3cffbf4510493a6cac11312a1c9ed23b6201 |
What is DVDAgent.exe?
HP DVDSmart Resident Program enables the playback of DVD and Blu-Ray media.
Overview
dvdagent.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). This is typically installed with the program HP MediaSmart DVD published by Hewlett-Packard. The file is digitally signed by CyberLink which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| 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 |
| File version: | 5, 0, 0, 0 |
| Size: | 125.29 KB (128,296 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | CyberLink |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, February 16, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
The HP MediaSmart DVD Software enables users to watch movies in DVD or Blu-ray disc (BD) formats.
Behaviors
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'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00046059% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00033883% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00012177% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 494,164 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,835/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 3.9 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 6.91 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.03 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 3.9 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 90.77 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 95.84 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.16 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 9.65 MB | |
| Page faults: | 7,112/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 18 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 5 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 181 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 10 | |
| GUI USER count: | 10 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 11 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| DVDAgent.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00016897% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00010824% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006074% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,398/sec | |
| Memory: | 128 KB | |
| wow64win.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00005074% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005074% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 170/sec | |
| Memory: | 360 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000776% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000776% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 161/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
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.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
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