Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

13.8.703.0 17.65%
13.1.117.0 1.47%
13.1.117.0 1.47%
13.1.112.0 4.41%
13.0.153.0 1.47%
13.0.153.0 1.47%
12.6.113.0 44.12%
12.6.113.0 16.18%
12.6.104.0 1.47%
12.0.192.0 1.47%
12.0.192.0 2.94%
12.0.136.0 1.47%
10.15.102.0 1.47%
10.11.100.0 1.47%
10.0.160.0 1.47%

Relationships


PE structurePE file structure

Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
TraceEvent, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegCreateKeyA, RegSetValueExW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, DeleteService, RegOpenKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyExA, RegOpenKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor
kernel32.dll
GetLastError, CreateProcessA, DeleteFileA, GetFileAttributesA, CreateDirectoryA, FindFirstFileA, lstrlenA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, Sleep, InitializeCriticalSection, GetVersionExA, LoadLibraryA, GetSystemDirectoryA, LocalAlloc, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, ReadFile, GetFileSize, CreateFileW, ReleaseSemaphore, SetEvent, lstrlenW, MoveFileExA, SystemTimeToFileTime, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, FreeLibraryAndExitThread, GetCurrentProcessId, CreateDirectoryW, VirtualQuery, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetThreadLocale, CreateProcessW, MoveFileExW, DeleteFileW, RemoveDirectoryW, CreateMutexW, GetLocalTime, CreateSemaphoreW, CreateEventW, CreateFileA, GetTempPathA, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, FlushFileBuffers, SetEndOfFile, LockFileEx, UnlockFile, LockFile, GetSystemTime, GetFullPathNameA, IsBadReadPtr, GetShortPathNameA, Module32Next, Module32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, OpenProcess, IsBadWritePtr, InterlockedExchange, SwitchToThread, OutputDebugStringW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentDirectoryW, WritePrivateProfileStringW, WritePrivateProfileStructW, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, MultiByteToWideChar, LocalFree, GetDriveTypeW, GetLongPathNameW, GetTickCount, GetFileAttributesW, SetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, GetShortPathNameW, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, CreateMutexA, CreateSemaphoreA, CreateEventA, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, WideCharToMultiByte, CloseHandle, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemDirectoryW, DllMain, GetVersionExW
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, StringFromGUID2
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, SHCreateDirectoryExA, SHGetFolderPathA, SHCreateDirectoryExW, ExtractIconExW
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveBackslashW, SHDeleteKeyW, PathIsDirectoryW, SHGetValueW, PathAppendW, StrStrIA, PathAppendA, SHDeleteValueA, PathMakePrettyW, SHDeleteValueW, PathQuoteSpacesW
user32.dll
DestroyIcon, LoadStringW, CharNextW, UnregisterClassA
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoW
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

hwapi.dll

McAfee HackerWatch by McAfee (Signed)

Remove hwapi.dll
Version:   13.1.112.0
MD5:   f74ceefc48001cbfd086ae5044e5f556
SHA1:   f67e3a79c82d1fef3ecc375016adbe66b9764bb8
SHA256:   984ac754f1947aa00bd96409f64d2f141e1e673b8fbfdc9a283fe3dfb2cfdd3c

What is hwapi.dll?

HackerWatch tracks worldwide Internet security events, which include hacking attempts, intrusion, and unwanted traffic. Tracked information includes incidents reported to HackerWatch in the past 24 hours, past 7 days, and past 30 days.

About hwapi.dll (from McAfee)

Personal Firewall uses McAfee's security website, HackerWatch to provide up-to-date information about programs and global Internet activity. HackerWatch is integrated with Personal Firewall, allowing

DetailsDetails

File name:HWAPI.dll
Publisher:McAfee, Inc.
Product name:McAfee HackerWatch
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\Common Files\Mcafee\HackerWatch\HWAPI.dll
File version:13.1.112.0
Size:592.36 KB (606,576 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:McAfee
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.24%
Windows 8 17.65%
Windows Vista Home Premium 10.29%
Windows 8.1 8.82%
Windows 7 Starter 5.88%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 4.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.94%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.94%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.47%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.47%
Windows 7 Professional 1.47%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.47%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 1.47%
Windows 8 Pro 1.47%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 63.24% of McAfee HackerWatch.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 20.78%
Dell 20.78%
Sony 18.18%
Hewlett-Packard 11.69%
Acer 11.69%
Toshiba 10.39%
Lenovo 2.60%
Gateway 2.60%
Alienware 1.30%
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