Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Parent process
Related files
bcmwltry.exe
Dell Wireless WLAN Card Wireless Network Controller by Dell
| Version: | 5.30.21.0 |
| MD5: | ad3283c6bd152824a35e0e9b497aeacb |
| SHA1: | 5402187aa21e1a63a0a4bc8014853d5639bb1369 |
| SHA256: | a2cfafda9e7a433143a47de8e29576e0acdb592f84399c70dca10c1e6021a8e5 |
Overview
bcmwltry.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent
wltrysvc.exe. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility published by Dell Inc. and Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility published by Dell Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).
Details
| File name: | bcmwltry.exe |
| Publisher: | Dell Inc. |
| Product name: | Dell Wireless WLAN Card Wireless Network Controller |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\dell\dell wireless wlan card\bcmwltry.exe |
| File version: | 5.30.21.0 |
| Size: | 3.26 MB (3,417,088 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“The Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility enables you to do the following network task; Manage your wireless networks and create network connection profiles (Wireless Networks tab). Connect to available networks (utility icon in notification area). Find out which broadcasting networks are in range and search for nonbroadcasting networks (Site Monitor tab). In the utility, you can open the Wireless Network Wizard to connect to a basic network ...”
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.01276455% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00178757% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01097699% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 6,873 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,509,550/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 40.12 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 30.44 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 22.42 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 40.12 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 548.41 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 551.43 MB | |
| Working set: | 23.08 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 31.05 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,045,446/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 13.97 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 141/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 63.33 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 141/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 367 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 50/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 16 | |
| Handles: | 444 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | C:\Program Files\dell\dell wireless wlan card\bcmwltry.exe |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Parent process: | wltrysvc.exe |
Threads
Averages
| bcmwltry.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.04965530% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00708411% | |
| User CPU: | 0.04257120% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,474,498/sec | |
| Context switches: | 2/sec | |
| Memory: | 3.6 MB | |
| MSVCR90.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00051003% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00025773% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00025230% | |
| CPU cycles: | 130,500/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 652 KB | |
| mscorwks.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00013414% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002574% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00010840% | |
| CPU cycles: | 186,510/sec | |
| Memory: | 9.61 MB | |
| Wlanapi.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00010751% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004950% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005801% | |
| CPU cycles: | 9,037/sec | |
| Memory: | 128 KB | |
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 |
41.67% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
25.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
16.67% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
8.33% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
8.33% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 91.67% of Dell Wireless WLAN Card Wireless Network Controller.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
|
