wdbackupengine.exe

WD SmartWare by Western Digital Technologies (Signed)

Remove wdbackupengine.exe
Version:   1.6.5.1
MD5:   00e3018deac4ccfaee639cadf382fa1d
SHA1:   775139846ae96d5e9a6e5deca3daa09ba8a03dbb
SHA256:   9c863d05bc172c109de7073556a9f4290280ff472a46b66d82840cf6cc2194b1

Overview

wdbackupengine.exe runs as a service under the name WDBackup (WDBackup) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including WD SmartWare published by Western Digital Technologies, Inc., WD SmartWare from Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and WD SmartWare by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Western Digital Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:wdbackupengine.exe
Publisher:Western Digital
Product name:WD SmartWare
Description:WD Backup Engine
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wdbackupengine.exe
Original name:WDFME.exe
File version:1.6.5.1
Size:1.1 MB (1,155,088 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Western Digital Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, December 10, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
6% remove
WD SmartWare™ software is an easy-to-use backup application that gives you the power to protect your data automatically—Relax! Your data is safe. Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a second copy whenever you add or change a file. Bring back lost files effortlessly—Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you have lost everything, deleted a file, or just overwritten an important file. Customize your backup, ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00040310%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00025013%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00015297%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:103,397 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:11,341,596/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:35.03 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):27.06 MB
Private (minimum):688 KB
Non-paged memory:35.03 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:171.22 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):175.16 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.84 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):31.11 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,292,933/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.52 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1,059/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2.26 MB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:990/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:248.3 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3,994/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:379
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wdbackupengine.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:WDBackup
Display name:WDBackup
Description:“WD SmartWare Backup Engine”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wdengine.dll (by Western Digital)
Total CPU:0.15102046%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.10681534%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.04420512%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:3,642,359/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:2/sec
79/sec
Memory:352 KB
1.16 MB
clr.dll
Total CPU:0.06800534%
Kernel CPU:0.04071104%
User CPU:0.02729430%
CPU cycles:1,606,917/sec
Context switches:3/sec
Memory:6.43 MB
WDBackupEngine.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00114696%
Kernel CPU:0.00090119%
User CPU:0.00024577%
CPU cycles:37,468/sec
Memory:1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00016385%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00016385%
CPU cycles:2,349/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 36.36%
Windows 8 Pro 27.27%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 13.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.09%
Windows 7 Professional 9.09%
Windows 8 4.55%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 63.64% of WD SmartWare.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 48.00%
Hewlett-Packard 16.00%
Dell 16.00%
Acer 8.00%
Sony 8.00%
GIGABYTE 4.00%
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