VirtualCloneDrive

VirtualCloneDrive

by Elaborate Bytes

What is VirtualCloneDrive?

VirtualCloneDrive is software application developed by Elaborate Bytes. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 64.44% of installations running this operating system. VirtualCloneDrive's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 14 files. The most common release is 5.4.7.0 with 28.43% of all installations currently using this version.

VirtualCloneDrive is most popular in the United States with 36.21% of installations residing in this country.

VirtualCloneDrive adds 3 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, VirtualCloneDrive is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • VCDDaemon.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive\VCDDaemon.exe'.
  • VCDPrefs.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive\VCDPrefs.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • VCDPrefs.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{12B497A2-6BAD-456C-96B5-DDE2019EBB8F}' (runs on registration).
  • VCDDaemon.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C7ABABD9-74D5-42F3-9707-062227A9C0E1}' (runs on registration).
  • ExecuteWithUAC.exe is scheduled as a task named 'elbyExecuteWithUAC' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • VCDDaemon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named VirtualCloneDrive (2).
Registry entries:
  • VCDDaemon.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'VirtualCloneDrive' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive\VCDDaemon.exe" /s.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.elby.ch
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive\vcd-uninst.exe" /D="C:\Program Files\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive"
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

VirtualCloneDrive Executable Details

Primary executable:
VCDDaemon.exe
Name:
VirtualCloneDrive
Path:
C:\Program Files\Elaborate Bytes\VirtualCloneDrive\VCDDaemon.exe
MD5:
3bd79a1f6d2ea0fddea3f8914b2a6a0c
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by VirtualCloneDrive
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
503001778496c74068453f778df8a102
EXE
2244621594d6dd99c7db307adfeae4ae
EXE
cf2cbf678eb53a5f6c7fc185624945f2
EXE
6c77ea7ca09a5577a6e4e6bf1ea9ae9e