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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952) 11.02%
6.3.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952) 3.15%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 6.69%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 5.51%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 1.18%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 58.27%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 10.24%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.57%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 2.36%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

wwahost.exe

Microsoft WWA Host by Microsoft

Remove wwahost.exe
Version:   6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
MD5:   b9562f200149c64cc53d47f969cea6c3
SHA1:   975f5cb1cbe232969726c09ee9351c2e7ff7f71e
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

wwahost.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:wwahost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft WWA Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\wwahost.exe
Original name:WWAHost.exe.mui
File version:6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product version:6.3.9600.16384
Size:506.5 KB (518,656 bytes)
Build date:10/16/2013 12:34 PM
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details
Network connections
  • [TCP] a23-209-97-48.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.209.97.48:80)

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.05607298%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.03013604%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.02593694%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:333 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:325,999/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:37.62 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):43.71 MB
    Private (minimum):5.69 MB
    Non-paged memory:37.62 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:321.56 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):321.89 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:1.07 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):99.88 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:34,202/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:5.13 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:91 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:1.18 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:6/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:54
    12
    Handles:847
    600
    GUI GDI count:23
    103
    GUI GDI peak:24
    142
    GUI USER count:66
    49
    GUI USER peak:67
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\windows\syswow64\wwahost.exe" -servernamC:app.wwa
    • "C:\Windows\System32\wwahost.exe" -servernamC:windows.store
    Owner:User
    Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    shcore.dll
    Total CPU:0.03562007%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00577177%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.02984830%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:838,471/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:476 KB
    1.16 MB
    mshtml.dll (Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00164913%
    Kernel CPU:0.00024737%
    User CPU:0.00140176%
    CPU cycles:37,087/sec
    Memory:16.34 MB
    msvcrt.dll
    Total CPU:0.00164911%
    Kernel CPU:0.00016491%
    User CPU:0.00148419%
    CPU cycles:36,237/sec
    Memory:760 KB
    WWAHost.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00049472%
    Kernel CPU:0.00049472%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:7,433/sec
    Memory:520 KB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00038490%
    Kernel CPU:0.00019244%
    User CPU:0.00019246%
    CPU cycles:8,154/sec
    Memory:1.39 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 8 34.50%
    Windows 8 Pro 18.50%
    Windows 8.1 18.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 11.00%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 5.50%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 4.00%
    Windows 8 Single Language 4.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 2.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise 0.50%
    Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 54.55% of Microsoft WWA Host.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 22.22%
    Hewlett-Packard 19.05%
    ASUS 16.67%
    Acer 15.48%
    Toshiba 11.90%
    Lenovo 5.56%
    Sony 4.76%
    GIGABYTE 1.59%
    Samsung 1.19%
    Medion 0.79%
    Alienware 0.40%
    American Megatrends 0.40%
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