PDAgent.exe

PerfectDisk by Raxco Software (Signed)

Remove PDAgent.exe
Version:   12, 5, 0, 312
MD5:   eaaa7462a31d15e7237798f2d931a211
SHA1:   363f5a6cab27e3537d8efae069b9006ed7ef4d3b
SHA256:   dc51c5779e18110c9a78ba9543f65f77afb2fcaed4ea1e7b54da7c4177f64b7c

What is PDAgent.exe?

PDAgent Module for PerfectDisk is a defragmentation utility for Windows published by Raxco Software. PerfectDisk attempts to defragment drives in a single pass of a drive, as opposed to a common approach of running continuously and gradually defragmenting the file system. PerfectDisk has the capability of a scheduled defrag managed by an internal task scheduler. It also offers the option to defrag during screen saver activity, or when the PC is idle.

About PDAgent.exe (from Raxco Software)

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DetailsDetails

File name:pdagent.exe
Publisher:Raxco Software, Inc.
Product name:PerfectDisk
Description:PDAgent Module
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\raxco\perfectdisk\pdagent.exe
File version:12, 5, 0, 312
Size:1.35 MB (1,415,032 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Raxco Software
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Expiration date:Monday, May 25, 2015
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
Raxco Software Inc.
19% remove
PerfectDisk is a defragmentation utility for Windows that can optimize disk drives with an optimization strategy called SMARTPlacement as well as prevents fragmentation with OptiWrite (detects when Windows is going to fragment files and intelligently redirects I/O to stop the fragmentation).
Raxco Software Inc.
5% remove
Raxco Software Inc.
5% remove
Features patented advanced SMARTPlacement optimization technology and with free space consolidation to boost write performance, including OptiWrite for fragmentation prevention and a zero-fill feature to reclaim free space.
Raxco Software Inc.
3% remove
PerfectDisk is a defragmentation utility for Windows that can optimize disk drives with an optimization strategy called SMARTPlacement as well as prevents fragmentation with OptiWrite (detects when Windows is going to fragment files and intelligently redirects I/O to stop the fragmentation).

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'PDAgent'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00900758%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00511316%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00389442%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:38,002 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:942,228/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):16.63 MB
Private (minimum):2.75 MB
Non-paged memory:8.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:78.14 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):89.02 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.26 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):18.56 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:35,881/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:10.75 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:4/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:560 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:288 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:26/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:13
12
Handles:293
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\raxco\perfectdisk\pdagent.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:PDAgent
Description:“This service controls PerfectDisk's scheduling and remote communication.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
PDAgent.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.16550500%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.13346639%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.03203861%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,940,861/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:23/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.36 MB
1.16 MB
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.00861804%
Kernel CPU:0.00275777%
User CPU:0.00586026%
CPU cycles:100,287/sec
Memory:1.36 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00137886%
Kernel CPU:0.00086179%
User CPU:0.00051707%
CPU cycles:19,714/sec
Memory:100 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 33.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 25.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.33%
Windows 8 8.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 58.33% of PerfectDisk.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 57.14%
American Megatrends 28.57%
Samsung 14.29%
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