PDAgent.exe
PerfectDisk by Raxco Software (Signed)
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)
“Keep your computer running like new. PerfectDisk speeds up everything you do, from browsing the web to downloading music and editing pictures. Plus, you'll see faster machine boot times, fewer soft”
Details
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
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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).
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.
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).
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00900758% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00511316% | |
User CPU: | 0.00389442% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 38,002 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 942,228/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 8.77 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 16.63 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 2.75 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 8.77 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 78.14 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 89.02 MB | |
Working set: | 6.26 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 18.56 MB | |
Page faults: | 35,881/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 10.75 KB/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 4/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 560 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 2/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 288 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 26/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 13 | |
Handles: | 293 | |
Process 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) |
Threads
Averages
PDAgent.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.16550500% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.13346639% | |
User CPU: | 0.03203861% | |
CPU cycles: | 1,940,861/sec | |
Context switches: | 23/sec | |
Memory: | 1.36 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.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
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 country
United States installs about 58.33% of PerfectDisk.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Toshiba |
57.14% |
|
American Megatrends |
28.57% |
|
Samsung |
14.29% |
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