Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.4.0 50.00%
1.0.2.0 50.00%

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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegFlushKey, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegSetValueExA
comctl32.dll
ImageList_Add, ImageList_AddMasked, ImageList_BeginDrag, ImageList_Copy, ImageList_Create, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_DragEnter, ImageList_DragLeave, ImageList_DragMove, ImageList_DragShowNolock, ImageList_DrawEx, ImageList_DrawIndirect, ImageList_EndDrag, ImageList_GetImageCount, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_Replace, ImageList_SetImageCount, InitCommonControls
comdlg32.dll
CommDlgExtendedError, GetOpenFileNameA, GetOpenFileNameW, GetSaveFileNameA, GetSaveFileNameW
gdi32.dll
Arc, BitBlt, Chord, CombineRgn, CreateBitmap, CreateBrushIndirect, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateDIBSection, CreateDIBitmap, CreateEllipticRgn, CreateFontIndirectA, CreateFontIndirectW, CreatePatternBrush, CreatePen, CreatePenIndirect, CreatePolygonRgn, CreateRectRgn, CreateRoundRectRgn, CreateSolidBrush, DPtoLP, DeleteDC, DeleteObject, Ellipse, EnumFontFamiliesA, EnumFontFamiliesExA, EnumFontFamiliesExW, ExcludeClipRect, ExtCreatePen, ExtCreateRegion, ExtFloodFill, ExtSelectClipRgn, ExtTextOutA, ExtTextOutW, FillRgn, GetBitmapBits, GetBkColor, GetCharABCWidthsA, GetClipBox, GetClipRgn, GetCurrentObject, GetDCOrgEx, GetDIBits, GetDeviceCaps, GetMapMode, GetObjectA, GetObjectType, GetObjectW, GetPixel, GetROP2, GetRandomRgn, GetRgnBox, GetStockObject, GetTextAlign, GetTextColor, GetTextExtentExPointA, GetTextExtentExPointW, GetTextExtentPoint32A, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetTextExtentPointA, GetTextMetricsA, GetViewportExtEx, GetViewportOrgEx, GetWindowExtEx, GetWindowOrgEx, IntersectClipRect, LPtoDP, LineTo, MaskBlt, MoveToEx, OffsetRgn, OffsetViewportOrgEx, PatBlt, Pie, PolyBezier, Polygon, Polyline, PtInRegion, RealizePalette, RectVisible, Rectangle, RestoreDC, RoundRect, SaveDC, SelectClipRgn, SelectObject, SelectPalette, SetArcDirection, SetBkColor, SetBkMode, SetBrushOrgEx, SetMapMode, SetPixel, SetPolyFillMode, SetROP2, SetStretchBltMode, SetTextAlign, SetTextCharacterExtra, SetTextColor, SetViewportExtEx, SetViewportOrgEx, SetWindowExtEx, SetWindowOrgEx, StretchBlt, TextOutW
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo, GetIpNetTable, IcmpCloseHandle, IcmpCreateFile, IcmpSendEcho
kernel32.dll
CloseHandle, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, CreateDirectoryA, CreateDirectoryW, CreateEventA, CreateFileA, CreateThread, DeleteCriticalSection, DeleteFileA, DeleteFileW, EnterCriticalSection, EnumCalendarInfoA, EnumResourceLanguagesA, EnumResourceNamesA, EnumResourceTypesA, ExitProcess, ExitThread, FileTimeToDosDateTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FindClose, FindFirstFileA, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileA, FindNextFileW, FindResourceA, FindResourceExA, FormatMessageA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, FreeLibrary, FreeResource, GetACP, GetCommandLineA, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleOutputCP, GetCurrentDirectoryA, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetDateFormatA, GetEnvironmentStringsA, GetExitCodeProcess, GetExitCodeThread, GetFileAttributesA, GetFileAttributesW, GetFileType, GetLastError, GetLocalTime, GetLocaleInfoA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoA, GetStdHandle, GetSystemDirectoryA, GetThreadLocale, GetThreadPriority, GetTickCount, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetVersionExA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GlobalAddAtomA, GlobalAlloc, GlobalDeleteAtom, GlobalLock, GlobalReAlloc, GlobalSize, GlobalUnlock, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, LoadLibraryA, LoadResource, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, LockResource, MoveFileA, MoveFileW, MulDiv, MultiByteToWideChar, PeekNamedPipe, QueryPerformanceCounter, QueryPerformanceFrequency, ReadFile, ReadProcessMemory, RemoveDirectoryA, RemoveDirectoryW, ResetEvent, ResumeThread, SetCurrentDirectoryA, SetCurrentDirectoryW, SetEndOfFile, SetEvent, SetFileAttributesA, SetFileAttributesW, SetFilePointer, SetLastError, SetThreadLocale, SetThreadPriority, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, SizeofResource, Sleep, SuspendThread, TerminateThread, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TryEnterCriticalSection, VirtualFree, WaitForSingleObject, WideCharToMultiByte, WriteFile
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, OleInitialize, OleUninitialize
oleaut32.dll
SafeArrayAccessData, SafeArrayCreate, SafeArrayGetElement, SafeArrayGetLBound, SafeArrayGetUBound, SafeArrayPtrOfIndex, SafeArrayPutElement, SafeArrayRedim, SafeArrayUnaccessData, SysAllocStringLen, SysFreeString, SysReAllocStringLen, VariantChangeTypeEx, VariantClear, VariantCopy, VariantInit
shell32.dll
DragAcceptFiles, DragFinish, DragQueryFileA, DragQueryFileW, ShellExecuteA, ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconA, Shell_NotifyIconW
user32.dll
DllMain
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, VerQueryValueA
ws2_32.dll
WSACleanup, WSAStartup
wsock32.dll
gethostbyaddr

wifiguard.exe

SoftPerfect WiFi Guard by SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD. (Signed)

Remove wifiguard.exe
Version:   1.0.4.0
MD5:   0af8714c7b9725c172b542ca823e3bb7
SHA1:   f27e354db5c80e5e81719089aea02c871e1a845d

Overview

wifiguard.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent winpatrol.exe (WinPatrol Monitor by BillP Studios). It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program SoftPerfect WiFi Guard version 1.0.4 published by Softperfect Research. The file is digitally signed by SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD. which was issued by the GlobalSign nv-sa certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:wifiguard.exe
Publisher:SoftPerfect Research
Product name:SoftPerfect WiFi Guard
Description:WiFi Guard
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\softperfect wifi guard\wifiguard.exe
File version:1.0.4.0
Product version:1.0.4
Size:3.67 MB (3,843,792 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD.
Authority (CA):GlobalSign nv-sa
Effective date:Monday, September 17, 2012
Expiration date:Thursday, December 17, 2015
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Softperfect Research
27% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'WiFi Guard' → "C:\Program Files\SoftPerfect WiFi Guard\WiFiGuard.exe" /hide

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00006001%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000767%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00005234%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:145,128 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:13.58 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):14.14 MB
Private (minimum):736 KB
Non-paged memory:13.58 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:142.47 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):414.47 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:12.8 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):14.42 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:413,242/min
2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:144
600
GUI GDI count:32
103
GUI GDI peak:37
142
GUI USER count:62
49
GUI USER peak:66
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\softperfect wifi guard\wifiguard.exe" /hide
Owner:User
Parent process:winpatrol.exe (WinPatrol Monitor by BillP Studios)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
WIFIGUARD.EXE (main module)
Total CPU:0.00595206%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00164247%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00430959%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:800,258/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:7/sec
79/sec
Memory:3.7 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00014364%
Kernel CPU:0.00012096%
User CPU:0.00002268%
CPU cycles:9,073/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 50.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United Kingdom installs about 50.00% of SoftPerfect WiFi Guard.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 50.00%
Dell 50.00%
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