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1.6.4.2 63.64%
1.6.4.2 4.55%
1.6.0.9 31.82%

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WDRulesEngine.exe

WD SmartWare by Western Digital Technologies (Signed)

Remove WDRulesEngine.exe

Overview

wdrulesengine.exe has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 1.6.4.2. It is started as a Windows Service called 'WDRulesService' with the name 'WDRulesService' and described as “WD SmartWare Rules Engine”. . 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 1.12 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Western Digital Technologies by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program WD SmartWare from Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0009% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 19.62 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 357 Bytes per minute for reads and 4 Bytes per minute for writes.

DetailsDetails

File name:wdrulesengine.exe
Publisher:Western Digital
Product name:WD SmartWare
Description:WD Rules Engine
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\wdrulesengine.exe
Certificate
Issued to:Western Digital Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, December 10, 2010
Windows Service
Service name:WDRulesService
Display name:WDRulesService
Description:“WD SmartWare Rules Engine”
Type:Win32OwnProcess

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of WD SmartWare.)
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 ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of wdrulesengine.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • WDRulesService
  • 'WDRulesService' (WD Rules)

VersionsAll file variations of wdrulesengine.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
fd2d1c60cdbdfab63ef182539d8ffc2d 515f1d4fc1e6c0bc985c2e121c8049a7cbc566a3 1.12 MB
f28bf838652f89294aa3fc3389e18dcc d526ff707486c96684630dd3ad1309a5dd6a040c 1.12 MB
a578ae45097acad346c86c96f1c0d5a7 6fef84a243e779058b000f004cf6f2ffdb332053 1.12 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.36%
Windows 8 Pro 27.27%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 13.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.09%
Windows 7 Professional 9.09%
Windows 8 4.55%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 63.64% of WD SmartWare.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 48.00%
Hewlett-Packard 16.00%
Dell 16.00%
Acer 8.00%
Sony 8.00%
GIGABYTE 4.00%
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