Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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dwengine.exe
Dr.Web Anti-Virus by Doctor Web Ltd. (Signed)
| Version: | 8.1.0.07100 (Build 9473) |
| MD5: | 1e7ef454f95418e8c886ae8dc87ab145 |
| SHA1: | 16edd642acd1815dd15585c53628486beea6a198 |
| SHA256: | 7e5df230bfc063e55fb433bfab0e532ba69ae3b63bd9ccf02fc6f06578f025d3 |
Overview
dwengine.exe runs as a service under the name Dr.Web Scanning Engine (DrWebEngine) (DrWebEngine) within the local user context. The file is digitally signed by Doctor Web Ltd. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | dwengine.exe |
| Publisher: | Doctor Web, Ltd. |
| Product name: | Dr.Web Anti-Virus |
| Description: | Dr.Web Scanning Engine |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\doctor web\scanning engine\dwengine.exe |
| File version: | 8.1.0.07100 (Build 9473) |
| Product version: | 8.1.0.07100 |
| Size: | 1.88 MB (1,968,192 bytes) |
| Build date: | 7/10/2013 2:38 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Doctor Web Ltd. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, July 10, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'DrWebEngine' (Dr.Web Scanning Engine (DrWebEngine))
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00366525% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00199324% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00167201% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 5,500 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 243.5 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 115.48 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.06 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 243.5 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 290.47 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 391.57 MB | |
| Working set: | 35.07 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 309.93 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 14 | |
| Handles: | 162 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\common files\doctor web\scanning engine\dwengine.exe" |
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | DrWebEngine |
| Display name: | Dr.Web Scanning Engine (DrWebEngine) |
| Description: | “Dr.Web Scanning Engine checks your files against viruses. It is essential part of the Dr.Web Anti-Virus! Please do not stop and do not disable it.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Professional |
50.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
25.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
25.00% |
|
Distribution by country
Russia installs about 75.00% of Dr.Web Anti-Virus.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
100.00% |
|
