Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Import table
mscoree.dll
DllMain
DellDock.exe
Dell Dock by Stardock Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 2.5.0.1527 |
| MD5: | 609b1ec328b30d5de438dcce0732649c |
| SHA1: | ea8041b02a92535b0d6f33027b0f2ad8798e0459 |
| SHA256: | a632301be1c6c981bfe8e1f98e94f39fd901c01b27eb6b25992108c699cdc76e |
Overview
delldock.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. This is typically installed with the program Dell Dock published by Stardock Corporation. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Stardock Corporation which was issued by the The USERTRUST Network certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | delldock.exe |
| Publisher: | Stardock Corporation |
| Product name: | Dell Dock |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\dell\delldock\delldock.exe |
| File version: | 2.5.0.1527 |
| Size: | 1.26 MB (1,324,384 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Stardock Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | The USERTRUST Network |
| Effective date: | Monday, October 13, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, October 14, 2011 |
| 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
“The purpose of the Dell Dock allows easy access to common applications (i.e. E-mail, Internet, Photos, Music, Videos, Office, Security, Help). The Dell Dock keeps icons grouped together in categories, with associated icons located in Drawers underneath. This helps eliminate the clutter of icons on your desktop and avoids confusing which icon does what. By moving your mouse's cursor over any of the icons on the dock, you will see the ...”
Behaviors
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'delldock.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00577527% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00382590% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00194937% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 692 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 14,538,943/sec | |
| Context switches: | 12/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 47.15 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 25.46 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 11.37 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 47.15 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 629.45 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 646.46 MB | |
| Working set: | 22.67 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 53.38 MB | |
| Page faults: | 53,933/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 65.96 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 32/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 4.49 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 5.76 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 727/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 10 | |
| Handles: | 425 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 66 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 75 | |
| GUI USER count: | 28 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 41 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| DellDock.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.03302069% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01400553% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01901516% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,961,240/sec | |
| Context switches: | 8/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.27 MB | |
| gdiplus.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00038044% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00038044% | |
| CPU cycles: | 657/sec | |
| Memory: | 2.09 MB | |
| mscorwks.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00037955% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00037955% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,859/sec | |
| Memory: | 9.63 MB | |
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 |
56.52% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
21.74% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
13.04% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.35% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.35% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 69.57% of Dell Dock.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
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