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45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

1.3.470.0 13.04%
1.3.363.0 4.35%
1.3.340.0 4.35%
1.3.309.0 4.35%
1.3.174.0 21.74%
1.3.171.0 26.09%
1.3.167.0 26.09%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

BDRuntimeHost.exe

Bing Desktop by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove BDRuntimeHost.exe
Version:   1.3.167.0
MD5:   51b0fe67c1c25f8d695169524129668b
SHA1:   ccc17cfcda6c295223ca980468a977d816852c10
SHA256:   237c56bcf22e7aa14ad18393840468b09d80a3c53ddc7b46b467d225224f159b

Overview

bdruntimehost.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Bing Desktop published by Microsoft Corporation, Bing-Desktop from Microsoft Corporation and Bing-Desktop by Microsoft Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

DetailsDetails

File name:bdruntimehost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corp.
Product name:Bing Desktop
Description:BDRuntimeHost.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\microsoft\bingdesktop\bdruntimehost.exe
File version:1.3.167.0
Size:341.63 KB (349,832 bytes)
Build date:6/4/2013 11:34 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Thursday, January 24, 2013
Expiration date:Thursday, April 24, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Microsoft Corporation
26% remove
Bing Desktop marries the beauty of Bing’s daily homepage with a quick and convenient search interface so you don’t have to open our browser to start a search session or get the latest headlines. Every day, the Windows Desktop Background will automatically refresh to a high resolution version of the day’s home page, drawn from the images Bing uses around the world. Bing Desktop also provides a fast and simple route to get search results.
Microsoft Corporation
21% remove
Bing Desktop is a program developed by Microsoft which allows users to search Bing from the desktop, and to set their desktop background to the Bing homepage image. Bing Desktop allows users to initiate a web search from the desktop, view news headlines, automatically set their background to the Bing homepage image, or choose a background from the previous nine background images.
Microsoft Corporation
24% remove
Bing Bar is a browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft. Bing Bar was previously supported on Mozilla Firefox but Microsoft discontinued support. Bing Bar incorporates features from Windows Live and from the Bing search engine. The Bing Bar user-interface enables visual effects such as flip, slide and rollover animations, colors and themes. The toolbar features "flyout" content windows, which enables users ...
Network connections
  • [TCP] a125-56.218-16.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (125.56.218.16:80)
  • [UDP] listens on port 53524
  • [UDP] listens on port 65123
  • [UDP] listens on port 1050
  • [UDP] listens on port 57360
  • [UDP] listens on port 56408

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00144925%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00077727%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00067197%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:695 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:182,256/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:7/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:11.79 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):20.82 MB
    Private (minimum):17.06 MB
    Non-paged memory:11.79 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:121.83 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):131.49 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:18.29 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):21.21 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:9,592/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:4.15 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:3/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:675 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:397 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:31/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:17
    12
    Handles:343
    600
    GUI GDI count:17
    103
    GUI GDI peak:18
    142
    GUI USER count:29
    49
    GUI USER peak:31
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\microsoft\bingdesktop\bdruntimehost.exe" -embedding
    Owner:User
    Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00103342%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00103342%
    0.165382%
    Memory:712 KB
    1.16 MB
    BDRuntimeHost.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00063554%
    Kernel CPU:0.00036164%
    User CPU:0.00027390%
    CPU cycles:12,732/sec
    Memory:340 KB
    WININET.dll
    Total CPU:0.00019252%
    Kernel CPU:0.00009626%
    User CPU:0.00009626%
    CPU cycles:9,634/sec
    Memory:1.72 MB
    wow64.dll
    Total CPU:0.00004663%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00004663%
    CPU cycles:23,319/sec
    Memory:252 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 30.43%
    Windows 8 Pro 13.04%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 8.70%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 8.70%
    Windows 7 Professional 8.70%
    Windows 8 8.70%
    Windows 8.1 4.35%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 4.35%
    Windows Vista Ultimate 4.35%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 4.35%
    Microsoft Windows XP 4.35%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 47.83% of Bing Desktop.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Hewlett-Packard 17.24%
    Acer 17.24%
    Dell 13.79%
    GIGABYTE 10.34%
    ASUS 6.90%
    Medion 6.90%
    Intel 6.90%
    Sony 6.90%
    Lenovo 6.90%
    Toshiba 6.90%
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