Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6, 1, 16, 1 7.19%
4, 6, 10, 1 19.42%
4, 6, 8, 1 65.11%
4, 5, 12, 1 0.72%
4, 5, 10, 1 3.24%
4, 5, 1, 1 0.36%
4, 1, 13, 1 1.80%
4, 1, 12, 1 0.36%
4, 1, 8, 1 1.80%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

hpqwmiex.exe

HP Software Framework by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove hpqwmiex.exe
Version:   4, 1, 13, 1
MD5:   01091b900e15878b4434f9c726c4541d
SHA1:   b72d284e933b4c6af82daffaae438b682608ac2b
SHA256:   60c68efa63984000d980569d5bbfbcb54c45bbc55a79dcdcd3d62d3d503b6d02

Overview

hpqwmiex.exe runs as a service under the name HP Software Framework Service (hpqwmiex) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hpqwmiex.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Company
Product name:HP Software Framework
Description:HP Software Framework WMI Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\shared\hpqwmiex.exe
File version:4, 1, 13, 1
Size:968.05 KB (991,288 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Expiration date:Saturday, November 15, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'hpqwmiex' (HP Software Framework Service)
  • hpqwmiex

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00005661%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001785%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003876%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:5,117 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:79,758/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.22 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.33 MB
Private (minimum):2.98 MB
Non-paged memory:5.22 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:67.18 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):70.94 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.46 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.39 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:25,996/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:11 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:8 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:270
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\shared\hpqwmiex.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:hpqwmiex
Display name:HP Software Framework Service
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 55.00%
Windows 8 20.00%
Windows 8.1 9.50%
Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.50%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 62.81% of HP Software Framework.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 99.49%
GIGABYTE 0.51%
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