Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, WDC publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
wddmservice.exe
WD Drive Manager by WDC
| Version: | 3,0,21,0 |
| MD5: | 334e5ed94d3faff3c44f4d36b1fe1c90 |
| SHA1: | 0bd67379d6feeec38f2a2febe9cf91463284307a |
| SHA256: | 3b409603754e74077cee09125d691be75da2a6220ef744446e388bf89fd9313b |
Overview
wddmservice.exe runs as a service under the name WD SmartWare Drive Manager Service (WDDMService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access).
Details
| File name: | wddmservice.exe |
| Publisher: | WDC |
| Product name: | WD Drive Manager |
| Description: | WD Drive Manager Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wd drive manager\wddmservice.exe |
| Original name: | WDBtnMgrSvc.exe |
| File version: | 3,0,21,0 |
| Size: | 126.5 KB (129,536 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'WDDMService' (WD SmartWare Drive Manager Service)
- WDDMService
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00050026% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00024635% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00025391% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 34,913 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 74.78 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 10.43 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 288 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 74.78 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 122.08 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 124 MB | |
| Working set: | 7.34 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 11.35 MB | |
| Page faults: | 51,533,216/min | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 171 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wd drive manager\wddmservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | WDDMService |
| Display name: | WD SmartWare Drive Manager Service |
| Description: | “Provides functionality for Western Digital disk drives.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| sechost.dll (Host for SCM/SDDL/LSA Lookup APIs by Microsoft) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00830741% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00347615% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00483126% | |
| CPU cycles: | 444,396/sec | |
| Memory: | 124 KB | |
| WDDMService.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00060180% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00017254% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00042926% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,026,718/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 70.98 MB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
66.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.33% of WD Drive Manager.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
|
