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6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.59%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.21%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.21%
6.2.9200.16518 (win8_gdr.130201-1704) 0.38%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.29%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 1.42%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.46%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 14.41%
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) 0.04%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.08%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 35.67%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 17.25%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 4.97%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.47%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.04%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 5.22%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.38%
6.0.6001.18226 (vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506) 0.04%
6.0.6001.18226 (vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506) 0.38%
6.0.6000.16830 (vista_gdr.090302-1506) 0.21%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.04%
5.2.3790.4455 (srv03_sp2_gdr.090203-1205) 0.04%
5.2.3790.4455 (srv03_sp2_gdr.090203-1205) 0.04%
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Wmiprvse.exe

WMI Provider Host by Microsoft

Remove Wmiprvse.exe
Version:   5.1.2600.5755 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
MD5:   798a9e6828997eef4517ada8a2259831
SHA1:   f36ce7091903b73a6905460069877ddc209ad2e7
SHA256:   64389fad94d54e2d43a7292ad3c57cb16f90f2c80ea44099e02d11e19e390a5b
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:5.1.2600.5755 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Product version:5.1.2600.5755
Size:222.5 KB (227,840 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.464498
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 1098

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.45950851%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.22182334%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.23768517%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:3,979,027 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    User CPU time:2 ms/min
    0 ms/min
    Context switches:113/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:3.9 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):7.22 MB
    Private (minimum):5.09 MB
    Non-paged memory:3.9 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:43.76 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):53.41 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:6.12 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):8.65 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:943,808/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:53.81 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:87/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:6.15 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:83/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:96.43 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1,087/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:7
    12
    Handles:210
    600
    GUI GDI count:7
    103
    GUI USER count:7
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
    • C:\faiyas\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Parent process:svchost.exe (Generic Host Process for Win32 Services by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    npggNT.des
    Total CPU:0.06194508%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.06194508%
    0.165382%
    Memory:284 KB
    1.16 MB
    wmiprvse.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.04118796%
    Kernel CPU:0.02982575%
    User CPU:0.01136221%
    Context switches:2/sec
    Memory:232 KB
    cimwin32.dll
    Total CPU:0.00336760%
    Kernel CPU:0.00257278%
    User CPU:0.00079482%
    Context switches:5/sec
    Memory:1.32 MB
    msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00311179%
    Kernel CPU:0.00175392%
    User CPU:0.00135787%
    Memory:352 KB
    advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00032585%
    Kernel CPU:0.00016292%
    User CPU:0.00016292%
    Context switches:3/sec
    Memory:620 KB
    ole32.dll
    Total CPU:0.00007199%
    Kernel CPU:0.00004382%
    User CPU:0.00002817%
    Memory:1.24 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    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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