OSD

OSD

by Dell Inc.

What is OSD?

OSD is software application developed by Dell Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 47.76% of installations running this operating system. OSD's installer is typically 3.00 MB in size and installs around 6 files. The most common release is 1.1.3 with 46.27% of all installations currently using this version.

OSD is most popular in the United States with 81.37% of installations residing in this country.

OSD adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, OSD is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • OSDSvr.exe runs as a service named 'Dell OSD Service' (FOXOSDService) "This is a service for OSD".
Firewall:
  • DPInst.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PC Connectivity Solution\DPInst.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • DPInst.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9D7E6BB6-D452-4E75-96F0-43F9D85FCFCE}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.dell.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\DELL\OSD
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{76CB3301-6463-4D01-8BE2-A3C99692EB31}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Size:
3.00 MB
Language:
English

OSD Executable Details

Primary executable:
dpinst.exe
Name:
OSD
Path:
C:\Program Files\DELL\OSD\dpinst.exe
MD5:
c3ac43b2018114a617e946aa8fdf3cac
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by OSD
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
c3ac43b2018114a617e946aa8fdf3cac
EXE
89e7f428762eca1d411bd1524b6846df
EXE
76a0a2a655f1179e0900acdd6f2103e4
EXE
87defd904aae2a15f49562cffd9a7585
SYS
182cc3c4aaa24fd6dc471ea23d5836b8
SYS
bdb8cadf36da5f6d19aa9c47352a74e2