Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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WDFME.exe
WD File Management Engine by Western Digital Technologies (Signed)
Version: | 1, 4, 5, 2 |
MD5: | b83d5071b32a70bebdb3330bfa7acb80 |
SHA1: | c98e2a02fae0fa653574411bf1787d298d4b4ce2 |
SHA256: | 152ba162c5f8189d61c1022c1b1f3197da1810c4d0ba87fc1daebf48f4644881 |
Overview
wdfme.exe runs as a service under the name WD File Management Engine (WDFME) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program 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). The file is digitally signed by Western Digital Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | wdfme.exe |
Product name: | WD File Management Engine |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\front parlor\wdfme\wdfme.exe |
File version: | 1, 4, 5, 2 |
Size: | 1.02 MB (1,066,896 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Western Digital Technologies |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Monday, October 11, 2010 |
Expiration date: | Friday, September 20, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
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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.
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'WDFME' (WD File Management Engine)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00056574% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00026573% | |
User CPU: | 0.00030001% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 1,718,179 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 6,687,054/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 59.73 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 44.02 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 15.38 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 59.73 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 227.45 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 229.74 MB | |
Working set: | 25.76 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 57.11 MB | |
Page faults: | 480,693/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 5.57 MB/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 16,310/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 83.17 MB/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 174,320/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 4.96 MB/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 85,162/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 20 | |
Handles: | 434 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\front parlor\wdfme\wdfme.exe" |
Owner: | SYSTEM |
Windows Service |
Service name: | WDFME |
Display name: | WD File Management Engine |
Description: | “WD File Management Engine” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
100.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of WD File Management Engine.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
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