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VersionsAdditional versions

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_qfe.090206-1316)
MD5:   f520ab392d58c0a1070268032d809382
SHA1:   236d6a757d8b2c4c9611d0234db4d3d745a9c9b1
SHA256:   c57753dde4a1d792471c585570628b4ce8d4cce3e9eaaa0f81ae99a56f093fad
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_qfe.090206-1316)
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
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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:0.20571426%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.07911853%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.12659573%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:27,862 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:139/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.29 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.94 MB
Private (minimum):5.37 MB
Non-paged memory:3.29 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:48.24 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):54.79 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.41 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.67 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:8,026/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.39 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:44 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:481 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:8/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:191
600
GUI GDI count:7
103
GUI USER count:8
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
  • C:\winxp\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
  • C:\windows.0\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:svchost.exe (Generic Host Process for Win32 Services by Microsoft)

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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