Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1, 4, 1, 1	33.33%
1, 4, 1, 1	11.11%
1, 4, 1, 1	55.56%

(Note, the developer publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child processes

WDSC.exe

WD Shadow Copy Service

Remove WDSC.exe

Version:	1, 4, 1, 1
MD5:	b30940e39d5b3218958dbd2ea3d13bcb
SHA1:	17152209be7c9468dc8cffb71c7b70ff36cb658a
SHA256:	01096a9d3995eee86e6b154e9be620ddefa3f3e0e3365a63f8771735f193ce14

Overview

wdsc.exe runs as a service under the name WD File Management Shadow Engine (WDSC) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program WD SmartWare published by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).

Details

File name:	wdsc.exe
Product name:	WD Shadow Copy Service
Description:	WD Shadow Copy
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\front parlor\wdsc.exe
File version:	1, 4, 1, 1
Size:	473 KB (484,352 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

WD SmartWare

Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

10% remove

Western Digital also ships WD Smartware with many of its drives for use as backup drives. This software backs up all Documents, Pictures, Movies, Emails, and more on the drive, and continually checks for changes to drive locations. This means that regular backup takes place.

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'WDSC' (WD File Management Shadow Engine)
WDSC

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00113971%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00045662%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00068310%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	125 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	12.58 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	8.16 MB
Private (minimum):	6.53 MB
Non-paged memory:	12.58 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	105.86 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	109.86 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	6.13 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	11.49 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	9	12
Handles:	166	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\front parlor\wdsc.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	WDSC
Display name:	WD File Management Shadow Engine
Description:	“WD File Management Shadow Engine”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

WDSC.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00079811%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00028504%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00051307%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	9,828/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	484 KB	1.16 MB
clr.dll
Total CPU:	0.00017103%
Kernel CPU:	0.00008551%
User CPU:	0.00008551%
CPU cycles:	40,632/sec
Memory:	6.44 MB