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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%

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advapi32.dll
SetServiceStatus, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptReleaseContext, CryptVerifySignatureW, CryptDestroyKey, CryptDestroyHash, CryptCreateHash, CryptHashData, CryptImportKey, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateWellKnownSid, CreateServiceW, StartServiceW, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, GetAclInformation, AddAce, GetAce, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, IsValidSid, GetLengthSid, CopySid, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, QueryServiceStatus, OpenServiceW, ChangeServiceConfigW, OpenSCManagerW, GetServiceKeyNameW, CloseServiceHandle, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetEntriesInAclW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, FreeSid, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, EqualSid
kernel32.dll
DllMain, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateEventW, OpenProcess, GetVersionExW, DeleteTimerQueue, GetCurrentProcessId, CreateTimerQueueTimer, CreateTimerQueue, SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetVolumeInformationW, FlushFileBuffers, QueryDosDeviceW, LoadLibraryW, GlobalAlloc, TerminateProcess, GetExitCodeProcess, CreateProcessW, VerifyVersionInfoW, VerSetConditionMask, FormatMessageW, DeleteFileW, ReleaseMutex, QueryPerformanceFrequency, QueryPerformanceCounter, OutputDebugStringW, SetLastError, MoveFileW, GetTempFileNameW, FindClose, FindNextFileW, FindFirstFileW, GetFullPathNameW, GetFileAttributesExW, CreateDirectoryW, CreateMutexW, GetFirmwareEnvironmentVariableW, CompareStringW, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, WriteFile, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, HeapDestroy, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, SetFilePointer, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, ReadFile, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcess, LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary, GetModuleFileNameW, lstrcmpiW, RaiseException, SetEvent, FindFirstVolumeW, FindNextVolumeW, FindVolumeClose, GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW, GetCommandLineW, GetSystemPowerStatus, DeviceIoControl, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreW, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, CreateThread, WaitForSingleObject, SetProcessShutdownParameters, MultiByteToWideChar, SetThreadPriority, GetLocalTime, InitializeCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, Sleep, WaitForMultipleObjects, TerminateThread, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, DeleteCriticalSection, GlobalFree, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, InterlockedCompareExchange, CreateFileW, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedDecrement, OpenEventW, PulseEvent, CloseHandle, lstrlenW, InterlockedIncrement, GetLastError, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, SetEndOfFile, SetEnvironmentVariableA, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetTickCount, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetLocaleInfoW, GetStdHandle, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, GetCPInfo, LCMapStringW, GetFileAttributesW, GetStartupInfoW, HeapSetInformation, VirtualQuery, RtlUnwind, ExitThread, ResumeThread, GetTimeFormatW, GetDateFormatW, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, GetStringTypeW
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoSuspendClassObjects, StringFromGUID2, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoResumeClassObjects, CoInitializeEx, CLSIDFromString, OleRun, CoDisconnectObject, CoCreateGuid, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoReleaseServerProcess
psapi.dll
GetProcessImageFileNameW, EnumProcesses
setupapi.dll
CM_Get_Sibling, CM_Get_Device_ID_Size, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, CM_Get_Device_IDW, SetupDiOpenDeviceInfoW, CM_Get_Child, SetupDiOpenClassRegKeyExW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, CM_Locate_DevNodeW
shell32.dll
CommandLineToArgvW, SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
StrTrimW, StrCmpNIW, StrCmpIW, StrCmpW
user32.dll
UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, LoadStringW, CharUpperW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetMessageW, PostThreadMessageW, GetSystemMetrics, CharNextW
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueW

hpqwmiex.exe

HP Software Framework by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove hpqwmiex.exe
Version:   4, 5, 12, 1
MD5:   5298e3b4844328a11c9eb6c001cf0529
SHA1:   6f5a8f469afd2b6efda3ae43da018f65a16d08c9
SHA256:   125c1a5fe28f81305ad3b7edcddc46f98b709046326e48d2703e93b723581f1b

Overview

hpqwmiex.exe runs as a service under the name HP Software Framework Service (hpqwmiex) within the local user context. 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, 5, 12, 1
Size:970.88 KB (994,176 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

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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