Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
 Additional versions
Additional versions
 
Relationships
|  PE file structure
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Import table
mscoree.dll
DllMain
 
     
    
        DellDock.exe
Dell Dock by Stardock Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 2.0.0.1527 | 
| MD5: | 6cf3079c23a9a96f7c1dc33ee982fba6 | 
| SHA1: | 35ae6471cf03f6c004696e8210e284caca64386e | 
| SHA256: | d36649b6aeb681cf450e9632322e5c16030a924c8d7044fbea723c997ab20392 | 
Overview
delldock.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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. 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
Details
| File name: | delldock.exe | 
| Publisher: | Stardock Corporation | 
| Product name: | Dell Dock | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\dell\delldock\delldock.exe | 
| File version: | 2.0.0.1527 | 
| Size: | 1.26 MB (1,316,192 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
 Behaviors
Behaviors
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'delldock.exe'
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00065652% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001565% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00064087% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 8,034 ms/min |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 6,591,687/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 47.1 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 31.29 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 3.76 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 47.1 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 634.3 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 641.78 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 16.56 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 55.39 MB |  | 
| Page faults: | 141,017/min |  | 
| I/O | 
| I/O read transfer: | 1.49 KB/sec |  | 
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| I/O write transfer: | 34 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| I/O other transfer: | 54 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O other operations: | 8/sec |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 10 |  | 
| Handles: | 406 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 65 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 71 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 38 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 51 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium | 
| Platform: | 64-bit | 
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\dell\delldock\delldock.exe" | 
| Owner: | User | 
 Threads
Threads
Averages
 
| DellDock.exe (main module) | 
| Total CPU: | 0.01171793% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00556128% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00615665% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 5,653,917/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 1.27 MB |  | 
| mydocklib.dll (MyDock Dynamic Link Library by Stardock) | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00022341% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00012863% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00009478% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 38,768/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 488 KB |  | 
| mscorwks.dll | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00008119% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00008119% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 9,202/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 9.61 MB |  | 
 
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 56.52% |  | 
| Windows Vista Home Premium | 21.74% |  | 
| Windows Vista Home Basic | 13.04% |  | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 4.35% |  | 
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center | 4.35% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 69.57% of Dell Dock.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Dell | 100.00% |  |