Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Import table
kernel32.dll
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoW, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
user32.dll
DefWindowProcW, PostMessageW, SendMessageW, PostQuitMessage, RegisterWindowMessageW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, LoadCursorW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW
BluetoothHeadsetProxy.exe
Bluetooth Software by Broadcom Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 6.3.0.8200 |
| MD5: | b3f1bcd32ebeb2cb5ac61c967766a02a |
| SHA1: | 7cb33b45a2aaa8f13054fb7ef33b27c2bc193e13 |
| SHA256: | d9412e825bb81bd4360b1db9a059e6108985e5bb8644caee0211b0269e1cb7b4 |
What is BluetoothHeadsetProxy.exe?
Bluetooth Headset Skype Proxy for Broadcom's OEM distributed Bluetooth Windows software drivers. This module is installed as part of the OEMs driver updates.
About BluetoothHeadsetProxy.exe (from Broadcom Corporation)
“With a pure digital CMOS approach and excellent blocking performance, Broadcom's Bluetooth chipsets and system solutions provide the technology to make wireless personal area networking a reality. Pro”
Details
| File name: | bluetoothheadsetproxy.exe |
| Publisher: | Broadcom Corporation. |
| Product name: | Bluetooth Software |
| Description: | Bluetooth Headset Skype Proxy |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\widcomm\bluetooth software\bluetoothheadsetproxy.exe |
| File version: | 6.3.0.8200 |
| Size: | 13.28 KB (13,600 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Broadcom Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short-wavelength radio transmissions in the ISM band from 2400–2480 MHz) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security. Bluetooth uses a radio technology called frequency-hopping spread spectrum, which chops up the data being sent and transmits chunks of it on up to 79 bands (1 MHz each; center...
A Bluetooth stack is software that refers to an implementation of the Bluetooth protocol stack. Widcomm was the first Bluetooth stack for the Windows operating system. The stack was initially developed by a company named Widcomm, which was acquired by Broadcom. The Microsoft Windows Bluetooth stack only supports external or integrated Bluetooth dongles attached through USB.
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00029488% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00029488% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 23 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 49/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.1 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.69 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.86 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.1 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 43.39 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 44.64 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.02 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.7 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,029/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 34 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 10 | |
| GUI USER count: | 3 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 3 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.67% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
10.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 20.69% of Bluetooth Software.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
38.89% |
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| Sony |
16.67% |
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| Lenovo |
16.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
13.89% |
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| Samsung |
5.56% |
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| ASUS |
5.56% |
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| Alienware |
2.78% |
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