Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.6.0.10 52.17%
1.6.0.10 13.04%
1.6.0.10 4.35%
1.6.0.6 21.74%
1.6.0.6 4.35%
1.6.0.4 4.35%

Relationships


PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
CloseServiceHandle, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceW, SetServiceStatus, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, IsValidSid, GetLengthSid, CopySid, RegQueryValueExW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW
kernel32.dll
LoadLibraryExW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPointW, GetVolumeInformationW, SetVolumeLabelW, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, SetLastError, WaitForSingleObject, CancelIo, GetOverlappedResult, WaitForMultipleObjects, CloseHandle, DeviceIoControl, CreateEventW, Sleep, LoadLibraryW, CreateFileW, GetDriveTypeW, GetVersion, LockResource, FindResourceExW, GetLogicalDrives, ReleaseMutex, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, GetVersionExW, ResetEvent, FindResourceW, ExitThread, CreateThread, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateFileMappingW, CreateMutexW, InitializeCriticalSection, GetCommandLineW, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeW, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, TerminateProcess, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LoadResource, SizeofResource, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetModuleFileNameW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleHandleW, WriteConsoleW, GetProcAddress, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetLastError, RaiseException, lstrlenW, WideCharToMultiByte, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, SetEvent, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, HeapCreate, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, ExitProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, RtlUnwind, GetStartupInfoW, HeapSetInformation
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoReleaseServerProcess, CoInitializeEx, ProgIDFromCLSID
powrprof.dll
GetPwrDiskSpindownRange
setupapi.dll
CM_Get_Parent, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiOpenDeviceInterfaceW, SetupDiCreateDeviceInfoList, CM_Get_DevNode_Registry_PropertyW, CM_Locate_DevNodeW, CM_Get_Device_IDW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetClassDevsW
shlwapi.dll
SHRegSetUSValueW
user32.dll
CharNextW, MessageBoxW, CharUpperW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, PostThreadMessageW, wsprintfW, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, LoadStringW

WDDriveService.exe

WDDriveService.exe by Western Digital Technologies (Signed)

Remove WDDriveService.exe
Version:   1.6.0.10
MD5:   a2c567258b2372b11857da95f585e620
SHA1:   fe946af35e088d2ec97c64e021433be8fa74d5c4
SHA256:   0a912d69754e4c1847a2361fd1ffcd9f06e764715ac3e348ea11280e4dcd6474

Overview

wddriveservice.exe runs as a service under the name WDDriveService (WDDriveService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Western Digital Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:wddriveservice.exe
Publisher:Western Digital
Product name:WDDriveService.exe
Description:WD Drive Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\western digital\wd drive manager\wddriveservice.exe
File version:1.6.0.10
Size:243.01 KB (248,840 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
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00009710%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002271%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00007439%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:247,168 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:21,837,793/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:10.09 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):15.89 MB
Private (minimum):12.95 MB
Non-paged memory:10.09 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:67.73 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):72.33 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:14.29 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):15.99 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:28,272,527/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:119.59 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:6,144/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:151.31 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,826/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:304
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\western digital\wd drive manager\wddriveservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:WDDriveService
Display name:WDDriveService
Description:“Provides discovery of WD Drives”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.12196347%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.05143120%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.07053227%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,816,332/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:7/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.36 MB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.03987378%
Kernel CPU:0.02826550%
User CPU:0.01160829%
CPU cycles:12,660,879/sec
Context switches:35/sec
Memory:100 KB
WDDriveService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.02745045%
Kernel CPU:0.01055933%
User CPU:0.01689111%
CPU cycles:1,069,424/sec
Context switches:4/sec
Memory:816 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01546489%
Kernel CPU:0.01254304%
User CPU:0.00292185%
CPU cycles:417,680/sec
Context switches:8/sec
Memory:1.23 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.78%
Windows 8 Pro 26.09%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 13.04%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.70%
Windows 8 8.70%
Windows 7 Professional 8.70%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 65.22% of WDDriveService.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 40.00%
Acer 16.00%
Hewlett-Packard 16.00%
Dell 16.00%
Sony 8.00%
GIGABYTE 4.00%
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