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.)
Relationships
wltrysvc.exe
| MD5: | 0c2294beed3d7c37090a1f36eaf6a57e |
| SHA1: | f8ba56882a521c9c6e71dee5fe67af2b863c3169 |
| SHA256: | 38be9662da16d24574e60df585db01e348b37833f028b2bdd855876e1f8fd5fc |
What is wltrysvc.exe?
bcmwltry.exe is part of the drivers of the Broadcom Wireless Network Tray Applet and is required to enable the 802.11g/a/g on the host. This comes bundled with the Wireless LAN adaptor and occupies the system tray. It is used to configure the settings of the adaptor including the IP address, gateway and DNS.
Overview
wltrysvc.exe runs as a service under the name DW WLAN Tray Service (wltrysvc) within the local user context.
Details
| File name: | wltrysvc.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wltrysvc.exe |
| Size: | 20 KB (20,480 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| Entropy: | 6.033284 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'wltrysvc' (DW WLAN Tray Service)
- wltrysvc
- 'wltrysvc' (Dell Wireless WLAN Tray Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00040080% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00040080% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 15,625 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 432 KB | |
| Private (maximum): | 1.59 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.59 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 432 KB | |
| Virtual memory: | 15.06 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 15.06 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.59 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 1.6 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 35 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 1 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | C:\winxp\system32\wltrysvc.exe C:\winxp\system32\bcmwltry.exe |
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | wltrysvc |
| Display name: | DW WLAN Tray Service |
| Description: | “Provides automatic configuration for the 802.11 adapter using the Broadcom supplicant.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
30.56% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.78% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.89% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
8.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.56% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.56% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
2.78% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
2.78% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
2.78% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 90.63% of wltrysvc.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
89.47% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.26% |
|
| Alienware |
2.63% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
2.63% |
|
