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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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3, 1, 5, 4 33.33%
3, 1, 0, 15 66.67%

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wddmstatus.exe

WDDMStatus.exe by Western Digital Technologies

Remove wddmstatus.exe
Version:   3, 1, 0, 15
MD5:   3c05868191b33a729cc1cc90b264d467
SHA1:   ef8fefd848864e62dfc485653097982dd3669e86
SHA256:   c3483e84ee9377e7fffe6904046edb6271f124e24ae0481489608eb19d252e51

Overview

wddmstatus.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. It is installed with a couple of know programs including WD SmartWare published by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and WD SmartWare published by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).

DetailsDetails

File name:wddmstatus.exe
Publisher:Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Product name:WDDMStatus.exe
Description:WD Drive Manager Status
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wd drive manager\wddmstatus.exe
Original name:WDBtnMgrUI.exe
File version:3, 1, 0, 15
Size:4.04 MB (4,236,288 bytes)
Digital DNA
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.
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

User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'wddmstatus.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00175158%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00097414%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00077744%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:312 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:20,030,840/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:7.16 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):14.68 MB
Private (minimum):4.4 MB
Non-paged memory:7.16 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:108.7 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):113.71 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.91 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):14.8 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:78,153/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:514.31 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:24,188/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:18 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:209.47 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2,647/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:252
600
GUI GDI count:38
103
GUI GDI peak:44
142
GUI USER count:15
49
GUI USER peak:19
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wd drive manager\wddmstatus.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 66.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

France installs about 50.00% of WDDMStatus.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 100.00%
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