Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, the developer publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
WDSC.exe
WD Shadow Copy Service
| Version: | 1, 4, 1, 1 |
| MD5: | 92f0088ca18bb08bb596ef2608256f8a |
| SHA1: | 74925051a70d06472a1359879a8a611d9cae870d |
| SHA256: | 70dd5e23505719db114b8e78770cdb48b985fb8f00af59b9bb191600d52d95a5 |
Overview
wdsc.exe runs as a service under the name WD File Management Shadow Engine (WDSC) within the local user context. 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).
Details
| File name: | wdsc.exe |
| Product name: | WD Shadow Copy Service |
| Description: | WD Shadow Copy |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\front parlor\wdsc.exe |
| File version: | 1, 4, 1, 1 |
| Size: | 473 KB (484,352 bytes) |
| 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
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'WDSC' (WD File Management Shadow Engine)
- WDSC
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00019623% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00007346% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00012278% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 140,625 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 13.23 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 10.97 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 144 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 13.23 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 96.39 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 97.11 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.11 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 11 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 8 | |
| Handles: | 161 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\front parlor\wdsc.exe" |
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | WDSC |
| Display name: | WD File Management Shadow Engine |
| Description: | “WD File Management Shadow Engine” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.22% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
22.22% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.11% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.11% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 66.67% of WD Shadow Copy Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
55.56% |
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| Sony |
44.44% |
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