What is WD Drive Unlock.exe?
WD Drive Unlock.exe is part of WD Drive Unlock.exe and developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. according to the WD Drive Unlock.exe version information.
WD Drive Unlock.exe's description is "Unlock Utility for WD Encrypted Drive"
WD Drive Unlock.exe is digitally signed by WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES.
WD Drive Unlock.exe is usually located in the 'e:\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about WD Drive Unlock.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on WD Drive Unlock.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | WD Drive Unlock.exe |
| Company name | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
| File description | Unlock Utility for WD Encrypted Drive |
| Internal name | WD Drive Unlock.exe |
| Original filename | WD Drive Unlock.exe |
| Legal copyright | © 2016 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 1.4.0.1 |
| File version | 1.4.0.1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | WD Drive Unlock.exe |
| Company name | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
| File description | Unlock Utility for WD Encrypted Drive |
| Internal name | WD Drive Unlock.exe |
| Original filename | WD Drive Unlock.exe |
| Legal copyright | © 2016 Western Digital Technologies.. |
| Product version | 1.4.0.1 |
| File version | 1.4.0.1 |
Digital signatures [?]
WD Drive Unlock.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES |
| Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 1825380b7b868a7f4f8fd6e306b18139 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WD Drive Unlock.exe file.
Folder name variants
WD Drive Unlock.exe may also be located in other folders than e:\. The most common variants are listed below:
- t:\
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Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 72b9e3f230367430db407092e294f410 |
| SHA256 | a8c8d563a781919265ad28c34334b5e9d72e2e1217ec50f00c0e837ba6a4df26 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to wd drive unlock.exe:
wd drive unlock.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
wd drive unlock.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
Unlock Utility for WD Encrypted Drive has stopped working.
End Program - wd drive unlock.exe. This program is not responding.
wd drive unlock.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
wd drive unlock.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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