What is the "DeliveryService.exe" process on windows 8? Is the "DeliveryService.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "DeliveryService.exe" process?

"DeliveryService.exe" process represents "Dell Digital Delivery Windows Service" program, created by the "Dell Digital Delivery Service" service.

"DeliveryService.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "Boot" as shown in the process tree below:

Boot
   DeliveryService

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "DeliveryService.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
DeliveryService.exe      14,256 K   Dell Digital Delivery Windows Service

Additional information about "DeliveryService.exe" process:

Command line:
   "c:\Program Files (x86)\Dell Digital Delivery\DeliveryService.exe"

Programe file information:
   Name: DeliveryService.exe
   Location: c:\Program Files (x86)\Dell Digital Delivery\DeliveryService.exe
   Description: Dell Digital Delivery Windows Service
   Version: 2.2.2000
   Size: 173056 bytes
   Last modified: 6/19/2012 4:33:06 PM
   Company Name: Dell Products, LP.
   
Some data files used:


Some registry keys used:


Some DLL libraries used:
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wow64.dll
C:\Windows\system32\wow64win.dll
C:\Windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\Program Files (x86)\Dell Digital Delivery\DeliveryService.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSCOREE.DLL
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KERNEL32.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ADVAPI32.dll

"DeliveryService.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "DeliveryService.exe" process.

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