Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.26%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.10%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 1.85%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.04%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.10%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.10%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.02%
6.2.9200.16518 (win8_gdr.130201-1704) 0.18%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.14%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.70%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.80%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.14%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.72%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 7.08%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.05%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 6.03%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.02%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.02%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.04%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.04%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.02%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.02%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.04%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.04%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 17.52%
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PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
ReportEventW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetEntriesInAclW, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegDisablePredefinedCache, RegSetValueExW, MakeSelfRelativeSD, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, AddAce, InitializeAcl, GetLengthSid, CopySid, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RevertToSelf, SetThreadToken, RegisterEventSourceW, DeregisterEventSource, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, OpenProcessToken, GetAclInformation, OpenThreadToken, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, MakeAbsoluteSD, MapGenericMask, AccessCheck, RegQueryValueExW, GetTokenInformation, TraceMessage, RegDeleteKeyW, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, EventUnregister, EventRegister, EventWrite
api-ms-win-core-apiquery-l1-1-0.dll
ApiSetQueryApiSetPresence
api-ms-win-core-com-l1-1-0.dll
CoGetClassObject, CoCreateGuid, CoRevertToSelf, CoImpersonateClient, CoSwitchCallContext, CoGetCallContext, StringFromGUID2, CLSIDFromString, CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream, CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream, CoRegisterClassObject, CoCreateInstance, CoFreeUnusedLibrariesEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoRevokeClassObject, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx
api-ms-win-core-delayload-l1-1-1.dll
DelayLoadFailureHook, ResolveDelayLoadedAPI
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetLastError, UnhandledExceptionFilter
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll
SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetLastError
api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
CloseHandle, DuplicateHandle
api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
HeapSetInformation, GetProcessHeap, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree
api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-2-0.dll
HeapFree, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, GetProcessHeap, HeapSetInformation, HeapAlloc
api-ms-win-core-heap-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
LocalAlloc, LocalFree
api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
InterlockedExchange, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedCompareExchange
api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-1.dll
InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement
api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-2-0.dll
InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange
api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-0.dll
GetStartupInfoA
api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-1.dll
GetStartupInfoA
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll
GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleHandleExW, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-0.dll
GetModuleHandleA, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleExW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetProcAddress
api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-1-1.dll
LCMapStringW
api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
LCMapStringW
api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1.dll
LCMapStringW
api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-1.dll
UnmapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, OpenFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile
api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-2.dll
OpenFileMappingW, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile
api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
GetCommandLineW
api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-1.dll
GetCommandLineW
api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-2-0.dll
GetCommandLineW
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
TlsAlloc, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, TlsFree, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateThread, GetCurrentProcess, SetThreadToken, GetCurrentThread, OpenThreadToken, SwitchToThread, OpenProcessToken, IsProcessorFeaturePresent
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-2.dll
TlsAlloc, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentThread, OpenThreadToken, GetCurrentProcessId, OpenProcessToken, SwitchToThread, CreateThread, TerminateProcess, TlsFree, SetThreadToken
api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
QueryPerformanceCounter
api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll
RegSetValueExW, RegDeleteKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW
api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
GetStringTypeExW, CompareStringW
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-1.dll
WaitForSingleObject, CreateEventW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, SetEvent, Sleep, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, EnterCriticalSection
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LeaveCriticalSection, Sleep, WaitForSingleObject, CreateEventW, SetEvent, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-1.dll
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-0.dll
GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-1.dll
GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
api-ms-win-core-threadpool-l1-1-1.dll
ChangeTimerQueueTimer
api-ms-win-core-threadpool-legacy-l1-1-0.dll
ChangeTimerQueueTimer
api-ms-win-eventing-provider-l1-1-0.dll
EventUnregister, EventRegister, EventWrite
api-ms-win-legacy-kernel32-l1-1-0.dll
GetStartupInfoA
api-ms-win-obsolete-kernelbase-l1-1-0.dll
LocalFree, LocalAlloc
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-1-0.dll
SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, FreeSid, GetAclInformation, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, MapGenericMask, AccessCheck, MakeAbsoluteSD, RevertToSelf, MakeSelfRelativeSD, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, GetLengthSid, CopySid, AddAce, InitializeAcl, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, AllocateAndInitializeSid
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll
InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RevertToSelf, MakeAbsoluteSD, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, GetAclInformation, AllocateAndInitializeSid, AccessCheck, FreeSid, MakeSelfRelativeSD, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, AddAce, InitializeAcl, GetTokenInformation, MapGenericMask, GetLengthSid, CopySid, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl
kernel32.dll
WaitForMultipleObjects, Sleep, GetCurrentThreadId, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleExW, WaitForSingleObject, DuplicateHandle, HeapSetInformation, CreateThread, lstrlenW, GetModuleFileNameW, InterlockedDecrement, GetVersionExW, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, OpenFileMappingW, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, TlsAlloc, TlsFree, ChangeTimerQueueTimer, InterlockedExchange, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SwitchToThread, CreateEventW, LCMapStringW, GetTickCount, GetCurrentThread, GetStringTypeExW, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, GetProcessHeap, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoA, SetEvent, InterlockedIncrement, CloseHandle, GetCurrentProcessId, GetLastError, GetCommandLineW, CompareStringW, LocalFree, InterlockedCompareExchange, DeleteCriticalSection, UnmapViewOfFile, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ncobjapi.dll
WmiCreateObjectWithFormat, WmiEventSourceConnect, WmiEventSourceDisconnect, WmiDestroyObject, WmiSetAndCommitObject
ntdll.dll
NtQuerySystemInformation, EtwGetTraceEnableFlags, EtwGetTraceEnableLevel, EtwGetTraceLoggerHandle, EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW, EtwUnregisterTraceGuids, EtwTraceMessage, RtlLengthSid, RtlCreateAcl, RtlNtStatusToDosError, RtlAddAccessAllowedAce
ole32.dll
CoImpersonateClient, CLSIDFromString, CoGetClassObject, CoCreateGuid, CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream, CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream, CoUninitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibrariesEx, CoRegisterClassObject, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoRevertToSelf, CoInitializeEx, StringFromGUID2, CoGetCallContext, CoSwitchCallContext, CoRevokeClassObject
user32.dll
LoadCursorW, DefWindowProcW, DeleteMenu, GetSystemMenu, UpdateWindow, ShowWindow, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassW, LoadIconW, UnregisterClassW, DestroyWindow, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, PeekMessageW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, PostMessageW

Wmiprvse.exe

WMI Provider Host by Microsoft

Remove Wmiprvse.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16518 (win8_gdr.130201-1704)
MD5:   2bf54e692fc1292d182ed056faf8bea0
SHA1:   5ba8f9cfce00b82fecb7b82192f17b86034f0956
SHA256:   747ed75d63cbf05044c74eacbd3b54c0f65c03977ea6093309a29848ea54aac2
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is Wmiprvse.exe?

WMI provides a uniform interface for any local or remote applications or scripts that obtain management data from a computer system, a network, or an enterprise. The uniform interface is designed such that WMI client applications and scripts do not have to call a wide variety of operating system application programming interfaces (APIs). Many APIs cannot be called by automation clients like scripts or Visual Basic applications. Other APIs do not make calls to remote computers.

About Wmiprvse.exe (from Microsoft)

“Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows-based operating systems. You can write WMI scripts or applications to automate administrati”

DetailsDetails

File name:wmiprvse.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:WMI Provider Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
File version:6.2.9200.16518 (win8_gdr.130201-1704)
Product version:6.2.9200.16518
Size:367 KB (375,808 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.464498
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00459312%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00171194%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00288117%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,032 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,292,593/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:60/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.99 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.8 MB
Private (minimum):7.29 MB
Non-paged memory:4.99 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:42.22 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):47.83 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.85 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.36 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:16,046/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:190.45 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:101 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:11.86 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,850/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:248
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\windows\syswow64\wbem\wmiprvse.exe -embedding
  • C:\windows\syswow64\wbem\wmiprvse.exe -secured -embedding
Owner:NETWORK SERVICE
Parent process:svchost.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.21165966%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.14988621%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.06177345%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:4,981,852/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:24/sec
79/sec
Memory:276 KB
1.16 MB
wmiprvse.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01103032%
Kernel CPU:0.00641484%
User CPU:0.00461548%
CPU cycles:260,808/sec
Memory:376 KB
wow64win.dll
Total CPU:0.00034575%
Kernel CPU:0.00015716%
User CPU:0.00018859%
CPU cycles:8,629/sec
Memory:360 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.00%
Windows 8.1 21.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.50%
Windows 8 5.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 5.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 4.50%
Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
Windows 8 Pro 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 44.72% of WMI Provider Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 23.75%
Hewlett-Packard 18.01%
ASUS 16.86%
Acer 12.64%
Toshiba 8.43%
Lenovo 8.43%
Sony 5.36%
GIGABYTE 2.30%
Alienware 1.92%
Samsung 1.53%
Intel 0.77%
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