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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.95%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.23%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.23%
6.2.9200.16518 (win8_gdr.130201-1704) 0.41%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.32%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 1.53%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.58%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 15.54%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.05%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.09%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 38.47%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 18.60%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.36%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.74%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.05%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 5.63%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.49%
6.0.6001.18226 (vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506) 0.05%
6.0.6001.18226 (vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506) 0.41%
6.0.6000.16830 (vista_gdr.090302-1506) 0.23%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.05%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) 0.68%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) 0.14%

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PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
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:   5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
MD5:   214d7316e4853fa0337573a06220e89d
SHA1:   17aa63a6aa417f571abeaf5d269f1e310d3bf469
SHA256:   3bcd831b76afdaa5f7d7ddc97061ded98d4cbb4a2b231b0b82a178a70f0bd6a3
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:5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
Product version:5.1.2600.5512
Size:123.5 KB (126,464 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:0.00325778%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00138305%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00187473%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:859,438 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:7/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.45 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.29 MB
Private (minimum):3.35 MB
Non-paged memory:1.45 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:35.95 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):36.68 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.38 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.29 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:151
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:services.exe (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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