Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1, 0, 0, 4 37.50%
1, 0, 0, 4 62.50%
(Note, NETGEAR publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

wlanwpssvc.exe

WlanSvc Application by NETGEAR (Signed)

Remove wlanwpssvc.exe
Version:   1, 0, 0, 4
MD5:   eaf90575d9914c8104214e19f1d396b0
SHA1:   260da504b130646b5fc06af9ef8a706c276b1f7a
SHA256:   84285555992269d164f36975934abd4361865c8eda1bcd74c94352734a3750d7

Overview

wlanwpssvc.exe runs as a service under the name WlanWpsSvc with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by NETGEAR which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:wlanwpssvc.exe
Product name: WlanSvc Application
Description:WlanSvc Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\netgear\wna1000m\wlanwpssvc.exe
Original name:WlanSvc.exe
File version:1, 0, 0, 4
Size:170.47 KB (174,560 bytes)
Build date:6/26/2008 6:09 AM
Certificate
Issued to:NETGEAR
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Expiration date:Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00003942%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002261%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001681%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:39 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:48,436/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.44 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.53 MB
Private (minimum):4.27 MB
Non-paged memory:3.44 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:62.78 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):64.03 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.15 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.58 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,000/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:137
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\netgear\wna1000m\wlanwpssvc.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:WlanWpsSvc
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 75.00%
Windows 8.1 25.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 75.00% of WlanSvc Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Intel 54.55%
Acer 18.18%
Alienware 18.18%
GIGABYTE 9.09%
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