Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1.0.0.0	5.88%
1.0.0.0	5.88%
1.0.0.0	5.88%
1.0.0.0	17.65%
1.0.0.0	5.88%
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1.0.0.*	23.53%
1.0.0.*	5.88%
1.0.0.*	5.88%
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PE file structure

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Import table

mscoree.dll

DllMain

KiesPDLR.exe

KiesPDLR by Samsung Electronics CO. (Signed)

Remove KiesPDLR.exe

Version:	1.0.0.0
MD5:	2e6cc5deaebfddae98d1fcb6ba2bae61
SHA1:	39cf8380f40ee6208f55fc45fc00c9e0afd5aa3b
SHA256:	4310348830cade0aa94533c0c269dfee07e9ffe2c7944d219895015d5232eb4c

What is KiesPDLR.exe?

Samsung Kies is a software application used to communicate between Windows PCs, Samsung mobile phone and tablet devices, usually using a USB cable connection (though wireless LAN Kies connectivity is now possible using some devices). Kies connectivity is via USB cable, wireless LAN connectivity between a Samsung device on which the Kies Wireless Android app is running, and any Windows PC running the Kies full version.

Overview

kiespdlr.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Samsung Electronics CO. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	kiespdlr.exe
Product name:	KiesPDLR
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\samsung\kies\external\firmwareupdate\kiespdlr.exe
File version:	1.0.0.0
Size:	20.89 KB (21,392 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Samsung Electronics CO.
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Monday, December 6, 2010
Expiration date:	Sunday, December 22, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Behaviors

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'KiesPDLR' → C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\External\FirmwareUpdate\KiesPDLR.exe

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00029666%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00002556%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00027111%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	248,275 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	322/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	26.45 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	11.84 MB
Private (minimum):	2.29 MB
Non-paged memory:	26.45 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	223.03 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	229.03 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	3.96 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	20.4 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	10	12
Handles:	230	600
GUI GDI count:	11	103
GUI GDI peak:	12	142
GUI USER count:	10	49
GUI USER peak:	10	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\samsung\kies\external\firmwareupdate\kiespdlr.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Microsoft Windows Operating System by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

clisecurert.dll
Total CPU:	0.16233201%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.14451430%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.01781771%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	3,240,386/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	168/sec	79/sec
Memory:	180 KB	1.16 MB
mscoree.dll (Microsoft .NET Framework by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.00047851%
Kernel CPU:	0.00027913%
User CPU:	0.00019938%
Memory:	296 KB
KiesPDLR.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00014929%
Kernel CPU:	0.00007306%
User CPU:	0.00007624%
CPU cycles:	5,107/sec
Memory:	40 KB
clr.dll
Total CPU:	0.00001207%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000127%
User CPU:	0.00001080%
CPU cycles:	25,270/sec
Memory:	6.43 MB
wpfgfx_v0400.dll
Total CPU:	0.00000635%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000635%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	108/sec
Memory:	1.6 MB