WDSmartWareBackgroundService.exe

WDSmartWareBackgroundService by Memeo

Remove WDSmartWareBackgroundService.exe
Version:   2.0.0.1
MD5:   138ab06adbbf300aa804d7974a5aec82
SHA1:   8198b0f1f3a7fdde1749398b44c0a62ff45cffd4
SHA256:   61a99cb8176c291e858f9d964a9b2ec36970f3bfff3d5f933a16e9b28bf922dd

What is WDSmartWareBackgroundService.exe?

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About WDSmartWareBackgroundService.exe (from Memeo)

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Overview

wdsmartwarebackgroundservice.exe runs as a service under the name WD SmartWare Background Service (WDSmartWareBackgroundService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including WD SmartWare published by Western Digital Technologies, Inc., WD SmartWare from Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and WD SmartWare by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).

DetailsDetails

File name:wdsmartwarebackgroundservice.exe
Publisher:Memeo
Product name:WDSmartWareBackgroundService
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\front parlor\wdsmartwarebackgroundservice.exe
File version:2.0.0.1
Size:20 KB (20,480 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
10% remove
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.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'WDSmartWareBackgroundService' (WD SmartWare Background Service)
  • WDSmartWareBackgroundService

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00015972%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00009430%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00006542%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:156 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,810/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:17.46 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):12.76 MB
Private (minimum):4.46 MB
Non-paged memory:17.46 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:291.63 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):295.13 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.63 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.8 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,838/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:149 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:150
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:1
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\western digital\wd smartware\front parlor\wdsmartwarebackgroundservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:WDSmartWareBackgroundService
Display name:WD SmartWare Background Service
Description:“Manages background tasks for WDSmartWare Applications”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
mscoree.dll
Total CPU:0.00029403%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00009801%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00019602%
0.165382%
Memory:296 KB
1.16 MB
WDSmartWareBackgroundService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00006732%
Kernel CPU:0.00004208%
User CPU:0.00002525%
CPU cycles:1,343/sec
Memory:32 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 50.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of WDSmartWareBackgroundService.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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