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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

3,0,21,0 66.67%
3,0,21,0 33.33%
(Note, WDC publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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Import table
advapi32.dll
SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, ImpersonateNamedPipeClient, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, DeregisterEventSource, ReportEventW, RegisterEventSourceW, SetServiceStatus, RevertToSelf, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, ControlService, QueryServiceStatus, DeleteService, OpenSCManagerW, CreateServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, StartServiceW, CloseServiceHandle
cfgmgr32.dll
CM_Locate_DevNodeW, CM_Get_Parent, CM_Get_DevNode_Registry_PropertyW, CM_Get_Device_IDW
kernel32.dll
IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, CreateMutexW, CreateFileMappingW, CreateThread, ResetEvent, GetVersionExW, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, CreateNamedPipeW, WriteFile, ReadFile, ExitThread, DisconnectNamedPipe, ConnectNamedPipe, SetEvent, MapViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, InitializeCriticalSection, GetCommandLineW, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GlobalFree, GetModuleFileNameW, FormatMessageW, lstrlenW, ReleaseMutex, GetVersion, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, Sleep, FreeLibrary, GetLogicalDrives, GetDriveTypeW, CreateFileW, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeviceIoControl, GetLastError, CloseHandle, WaitForMultipleObjects, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, SetLastError, WaitForSingleObject, CancelIo, GetOverlappedResult, CreateEventW
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
powrprof.dll
GetPwrDiskSpindownRange
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiCreateDeviceInfoList, SetupDiOpenDeviceInterfaceW, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
shell32.dll
CommandLineToArgvW
shlwapi.dll
SHRegSetUSValueW
user32.dll
RegisterDeviceNotificationW, wsprintfW, UnregisterDeviceNotification

wddmservice.exe

WD Drive Manager by WDC

Remove wddmservice.exe
Version:   3,0,21,0
MD5:   7d1e301e2eeaf6d3730887de933413e6
SHA1:   d8bad7aa040d778d128b261afa29269bc4361eec
SHA256:   5f16138b8860fd6bca68f885b738161ffe8463de261b1fbb825595a3d54915ec

Overview

wddmservice.exe runs as a service under the name WD SmartWare Drive Manager Service (WDDMService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program WD SmartWare published by Western Digital Technologies, Inc..

DetailsDetails

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:108 KB (110,592 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
WD SmartWare
 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
10% remove
Western Digital also ships WD Smartware with many of its drives for use as backup drives. This software backs up all Documents, Pictures, Movies, Emails, and more on the drive, and continually checks for changes to drive locations. This means that regular backup takes place.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'WDDMService' (WD SmartWare Drive Manager Service)
  • WDDMService

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00110260%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00068619%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00041642%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:8,891 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:74.56 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.36 MB
Private (minimum):5.09 MB
Non-paged memory:74.56 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:102.4 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):103.32 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.1 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.02 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,011,025/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:152
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:1
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-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)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.03025673%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01376865%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01648808%
0.165382%
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:620 KB
1.16 MB
WDDMService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00002450%
Kernel CPU:0.00002450%
User CPU:0.00000000%
Memory:70.75 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 66.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 33.33% of WD Drive Manager.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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