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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:   6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   3a4de678e4e709c0794da57c198aa7e3
SHA1:   03d226e18a0a0ce06857edc2e83445a705cb7eb8
SHA256:   0ba37d0db6d5d74e9b1d8ebc540c1acd4a471386d683e5392360f06e06e60de4
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:6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Product version:6.2.9200.16384
Size:468 KB (479,232 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 57761
  • [UDP] listens on port 64783

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.02275076%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.01511212%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00763863%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:710,008,871 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:1,533,698/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:38/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:12.69 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):13.88 MB
    Private (minimum):6.36 MB
    Non-paged memory:12.69 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:92.46 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):100.58 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:17.27 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):19.27 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:6,665,272/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:23.22 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:3/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:6.14 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:20/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:85.79 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:5,554/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:10
    12
    Handles:273
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

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

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:1.10123665%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.90960660%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.19163004%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:29,647,390/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:1.74 MB
    1.16 MB
    WmiPerfClass.dll
    Total CPU:0.22965927%
    Kernel CPU:0.17174095%
    User CPU:0.05791831%
    CPU cycles:4,564,380/sec
    Memory:140 KB
    CorperfmonExt.dll
    Total CPU:0.09648575%
    Kernel CPU:0.08771432%
    User CPU:0.00877143%
    CPU cycles:2,367,132/sec
    Memory:156 KB
    rasctrs.dll
    Total CPU:0.06755575%
    Kernel CPU:0.04000974%
    User CPU:0.02754601%
    CPU cycles:20,360/sec
    Context switches:4/sec
    Memory:36 KB
    perfdisk.dll
    Total CPU:0.03024899%
    Kernel CPU:0.00767184%
    User CPU:0.02257715%
    CPU cycles:47,476/sec
    Memory:52 KB
    cimwin32.dll
    Total CPU:0.01761988%
    Kernel CPU:0.00947268%
    User CPU:0.00814720%
    CPU cycles:601,388/sec
    Context switches:370/sec
    Memory:1.84 MB
    aspnet_perf.dll
    Total CPU:0.01618968%
    Kernel CPU:0.01393488%
    User CPU:0.00225480%
    CPU cycles:255,838/sec
    Memory:52 KB
    wmiprvse.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00183423%
    Kernel CPU:0.00138957%
    User CPU:0.00044467%
    CPU cycles:39,289/sec
    Memory:480 KB
    combase.dll
    Total CPU:0.00108479%
    Kernel CPU:0.00064538%
    User CPU:0.00043940%
    CPU cycles:7,625/sec
    Memory:1.69 MB
    msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00044018%
    Kernel CPU:0.00005857%
    User CPU:0.00038161%
    CPU cycles:8,343/sec
    Memory:840 KB
    npggNT64.des
    Total CPU:0.00014458%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00014458%
    CPU cycles:44,179/sec
    Memory:296 KB
    NCObjAPI.DLL
    Total CPU:0.00003708%
    Kernel CPU:0.00003708%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:25/sec
    Memory:88 KB

    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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