WPABALN.exe
Windows WPA Balloon Reminder by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
wpabaln.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2113). wpabaln.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. It also provides a graphical interface (GUI) for the user to interact with it and contains an icon in the Windows notifictaion system tray (near the clock). The average file size is about 31.5 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 1006.8 KB with the maximum memory reaching around 1.71 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 1.01 KB per minute.
What is wpabaln.exe?
This is the system tray balloon popup that you would see if Windows requires activation. Microsoft Product Activation is a form of digital rights management used by Microsoft Corporation in several of its computer software programs, most notably its Windows operating system.
About wpabaln.exe (from Microsoft)
“The goal of Product Activation is to reduce a form of piracy known as "casual copying" or "softlifting". Casual copying is a form of piracy characterized by the sharing of software between people in a”
 Details
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| File name: | wpabaln.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows WPA Balloon Reminder |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wpabaln.exe |
All file variations of wpabaln.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
100.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of Windows WPA Balloon Reminder.
