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dsentry.exe (Dell DVD Sentry)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.06%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, dsentry.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Dell - Advanced Desktop Engineering
Product contains:Dell - DVDSentry
File name contains:\system

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




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DSentry.exe - Looks for software being installed from CD/DVD and will offer you the option of installing the software. Since Windows has an Autoplay feature it is not needed 95 percent of the time. This program can be disabled via MSConfig.

dsentry.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called dsentry.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
dsentry.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x3bc0b332cac05c40a0c42122a6c4bfc0 28672 bytes
2 0xb434b19e717a4e6e8de708008b55b7f9 28672 bytes
3 0x8da4641fa79e0546ab8fe0b067ebb2e3 368128 bytes
4 0x6dd21e2121523313f4f492c120181a85 143360 bytes
5 0xd2110ca89fbd049db285a086855cb9ac 28672 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xd9ee81715cc700cac1c552c247d78d8c 28672 bytes
7 0x97cbdc76478dccc3a835a6713cc15f48 151552 bytes
8 0xdda4e468b8f605d1fd3b36f05d1a1f73 28672 bytes
9 0x4f08cba4b76776584cea9d89fdba4761 14860 bytes
10 0xc7c395cdb30e05658f5e01cef9013bff 28672 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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