BtwRSupportService.exe
Bluetooth Software by Broadcom Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 10 versions of btwrsupportservice.exe in the wild, the latest version being 12.0.0.8047. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Bluetooth Driver Management Service' with the name 'BcmBtRSupport' and described as “Manages BTW drivers.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 1.98 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Broadcom Corporation by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0001% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.82 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.11 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 2 Bytes per minute for reads and 6 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is btwrsupportservice.exe?
Bluetooth Radio Management Support for Broadcom's OEM distributed Bluetooth Windows software drivers. This module is installed as part of the OEMs driver updates.
About btwrsupportservice.exe (from Broadcom Corporation)
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Details |
File name: | btwrsupportservice.exe |
Publisher: | Broadcom Corporation. |
Product name: | Bluetooth Software |
Description: | Bluetooth Radio Management Support |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\btwrsupportservice.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Broadcom Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Friday, February 27, 2009 |
Expiration date: | Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
Windows Service |
Service name: | BcmBtRSupport |
Display name: | Bluetooth Driver Management Service |
Description: | “Manages BTW drivers.” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of btwrsupportservice.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'BcmBtRSupport' (Bluetooth Driver Management Service)
- BcmBtRSupport
All file variations of btwrsupportservice.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8 Pro |
22.41% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.52% |
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Windows 8.1 |
13.79% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.07% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
10.34% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
8.62% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.90% |
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Windows 8 |
6.90% |
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Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
1.72% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.72% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 27.59% of Bluetooth Software.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
30.00% |
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Lenovo |
25.00% |
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Sony |
15.00% |
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ASUS |
12.50% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
8.75% |
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Acer |
6.25% |
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Alienware |
2.50% |
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