Versions

2.2.0.19	12.00%
2.2.0.18	4.00%
2.0.0.30	8.00%
2.0.0.18	28.00%
2.0.0.16	24.00%
2.0.0.11	20.00%
2.0.0.11	4.00%

There are 7 versions of wddriveservice.exe in the wild, the latest version being 2.2.0.19. It is started as a Windows Service called 'WDDriveService' with the name 'WDDriveService' and described as “Provides discovery of WD Drives”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 271.36 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Western Digital Technologies by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0008% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 10.83 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 13.06 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 18.97 KB per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.