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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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Wmiprvse.exe

WMI Provider Host by Microsoft

Remove Wmiprvse.exe
Version:   6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
MD5:   e97b6931b5629d7e9f6ee29a68fd6123
SHA1:   20b91fc6641830878be6ccdc0e7ce696a803bcd0
SHA256:   b629ce14e3c762c92a94e600819ebb626c244006effd4b926e006911f9601d8d
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:6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
Product version:6.0.6002.18005
Size:343.5 KB (351,744 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.464498
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02630870%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01629181%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01001689%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:527,495,645 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:992,191/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:77/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:16.1 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):15.2 MB
Private (minimum):8.5 MB
Non-paged memory:16.1 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:100.02 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):105.56 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:21.18 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):22.15 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:297,329/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:35.66 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:9/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:6.22 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:9/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:31.43 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:881/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:11
12
Handles:474
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
RPCRT4.dll
Total CPU:1.34773283%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:1.10671501%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.24101782%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:27,484,578/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:77/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.26 MB
1.16 MB
WmiPerfClass.dll
Total CPU:0.06818625%
Kernel CPU:0.04335652%
User CPU:0.02482973%
CPU cycles:1,522,930/sec
Memory:152 KB
perfdisk.dll
Total CPU:0.02293255%
Kernel CPU:0.02293255%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:15,580/sec
Context switches:2/sec
Memory:52 KB
CorperfmonExt.dll
Total CPU:0.02099299%
Kernel CPU:0.01749416%
User CPU:0.00349883%
CPU cycles:550,923/sec
Memory:104 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.02085325%
Kernel CPU:0.01750081%
User CPU:0.00335244%
CPU cycles:83,898/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:1.03 MB
wmiprvse.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00522147%
Kernel CPU:0.00354293%
User CPU:0.00167855%
CPU cycles:82,998/sec
Memory:356 KB
cimwin32.dll
Total CPU:0.00278385%
Kernel CPU:0.00180786%
User CPU:0.00097599%
CPU cycles:48,848/sec
Context switches:5/sec
Memory:2.02 MB
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.00007566%
Kernel CPU:0.00007566%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:572/sec
Memory:1.84 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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