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VersionsAdditional versions

2, 0, 14, 1 61.04%
2, 00, 5, 4 9.09%
2, 00, 2, 5 6.49%
2, 00, 2, 4 3.90%
2, 0, 1, 9 14.29%
2, 0, 1, 5 3.90%
2, 0, 1, 2 1.30%

hpqwmiex.exe

hpqwmiex Module by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove hpqwmiex.exe
Version:   2, 0, 1, 2
MD5:   bcb03bb209495439bcbf94cff9b6707b
SHA1:   cb8b91baa8d322742d47efefb090ba392da851d0

Overview

hpqwmiex.exe runs as a service under the name hpqwmiex with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hpqwmiex.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:hpqwmiex Module
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\shared\hpqwmiex.exe
File version:2, 0, 1, 2
Size:96 KB (98,304 bytes)
Build date:11/28/2005 10:07 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Expiration date:Sunday, December 18, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'hpqwmiex'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00005884%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00004429%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001455%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,141 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.08 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):612 KB
Private (minimum):84 KB
Non-paged memory:2.08 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:33.34 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):34.34 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:392 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.55 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,396/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:86
600
GUI GDI count:5
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\shared\hpqwmiex.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:hpqwmiex
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
hpqwmiex.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00000569%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00000322%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000247%
0.165382%
Memory:104 KB
1.16 MB
advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00000494%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00000494%
Memory:620 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.36%
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.45%
Windows Vista Home Premium 18.18%
Windows Vista Home Basic 5.45%
Windows Vista Business 3.64%
Windows 7 Starter 3.64%
Windows 8 Pro 3.64%
Windows 7 Professional 1.82%
Microsoft Windows XP 1.82%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 56.36% of hpqwmiex Module.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 81.08%
ASUS 10.81%
Acer 8.11%
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