VersionsVersions

700, 1659, 1106, 2012 5.26%
700, 1646, 215, 2012 5.26%
700, 1646, 215, 2012 5.26%
700, 1637, 717, 2011 5.26%
700, 1634, 408, 2011 5.26%
700, 1631, 107, 2011 10.53%
700, 1609, 325, 2010 5.26%
700, 1609, 325, 2010 5.26%
700, 1604, 108, 2010 21.05%
700, 1594, 1019, 2009 5.26%
700, 1579, 709, 2009 5.26%
700, 1578, 702, 2009 5.26%
600, 1572, 331, 2009 5.26%
500, 1516, 219, 2008 5.26%
402, 1190, 801, 2006 5.26%

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RtWLan.exe

RtWLan Application by Realtek Semiconductor

Remove RtWLan.exe
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of RtWLan.exe.

Overview

rtwlan.exe has 15 known versions, the most recent one is 700, 1659, 1106, 2012. rtwlan.exe is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. When the program is installed, it will add a shortcut pointer in the Start Menu which will execute the file as a process upon a user login. The average file size is about 1.16 MB. The programs REALTEK Wireless LAN Driver and Utility, EDUP Wireless LAN Driver and Utility and PCI&Cardbus Wireless LAN Driver and Utility have been observed as installing specific variations of rtwlan.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0056% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 6.9 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 12.08 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 9.15 KB per minute for reads and 5 Bytes per minute for writes.

DetailsDetails

File name:rtwlan.exe
Publisher:Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Product name:RtWLan Application
Description:RtWLan ( For Win2K/XP ) Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\realtek rtl8187 wireless lan driver and utility\rtwlan.exe

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of RtWLan Application.)
 
3% remove
 
3% remove
ALFA NETWORK Inc.
9% remove
This package installs the software (Wireless LAN driver and utility) to enable various Realtek LAN devices.
Cerio Corporation
8% remove
Edimax Technology Co., Ltd.
1% remove
This is the software driver and additional utilities required for managing and connecting the LAN networking device to the PC. Uninstalling this driver may cause the hardware to stop functioning prope...
EDUP Technology Corp.
5% remove
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
5% remove
REALTEK RTL8185 Wireless LAN Software is the driver package for wireless network card. The driver package is required in order for the device to function properly and is the software that allows your ...
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
3% remove
REALTEK RTL8187 Wireless LAN Driver and Utility is the driver package for wireless network card. The driver package is required in order for the device to function properly and is the software that al...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of rtwlan.exe, select a unique version for details.)
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'rtwlan.exe'

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetectionFile version
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Other:Malware-gen [Trj] 700, 1659, 1106, 2012
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.3.0 PUA.Win32.Packer.MasmTasm-2 700, 1594, 1019, 2009
G Data 14.2.24 Win32.Adware.Ibryte.E 700, 1659, 1106, 2012

VersionsAll file variations of rtwlan.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
f0db2833edab329284bb2a6e0f5995d5 5246c7266b8f42439b54b2b184c19a374e8f61c3 2.01 MB
132b1f744ab8dcef36a8677c3cb92122 8bda7a1e1d603394ea36e62dc1e133fa255f75be 1024 KB
4f27622e46491795cfe45b971bdd116b 526a45c5f5cdf91c1e226571923048e753bb6f3d 1.95 MB
b8408423bf7a25d5a11ce53be7680301 0b05b39c8b2d5060a260801dba7aaa4ffa8ef205 1.87 MB
d2f9534c9e63a91d3e2924a5ed2661c9 bf5de6aab836f6ac68b13bfdb993bce2557db2e3 1.18 MB
3daafbb3147ad990fe030030a84430c7 c29c975147a05b6db0a6549a3fb1e359a55e9071 1.14 MB
661bcd150479455b45495a2ba7878e06 86a5041cbf62b043a42b7ee319bdf34525845f7c 916 KB
061e11c9bb8225d9227bc69843753399 61e9bfcdfb49307e29b01ab5c190b8906eca9944 1.04 MB
66f39eb030f69731fd2731d83d6a3dbd 6dfe8f6821deac1ce6dbe4e67adf793fcde572ba 1.07 MB
dfa80fb10107c2b82b007f38eecc25e3 e4d4a390a8b4200f88ba0df402cd642c2b81cc4d 1.03 MB
df541b1278395448bf788f3515cae972 8fad84274a518cc225ff21dc0e7384d8d7be184c 920 KB
365a68f9dfec048e1d7336f9e8d71348 d939ab4f989ffc75c3c591b9d16552ed0b255a58 1.02 MB
a68c372fcd7f6299b7e2feacedc85149 9cd2c2d8739f25952bb80ee35c9d51764de25c67 876 KB
a8e13ca039027fd582a162de575c6182 7b751f02a50c9938ec6882f49d4e4fdfd55b3e8d 824 KB
d68dff63179eb604000e4bbc6463f2c1 ff378aa616106e194f15036aff5c772624d3a08f 720 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 31.58%
Windows 7 Ultimate 31.58%
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.32%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.26%
Windows 7 Professional 5.26%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 21.05% of RtWLan Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 21.05%
Lenovo 21.05%
Hewlett-Packard 10.53%
Intel 10.53%
Dell 10.53%
Compaq 10.53%
Toshiba 10.53%
GIGABYTE 5.26%
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