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4.0.4.2 50.00%
4.0.3.2 50.00%

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HPWA_Main.exe

HP Wireless Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove HPWA_Main.exe
Version:   4.0.4.2
MD5:   b8478ad7d009cdcd1999aa42681606b5
SHA1:   81a235d6954cb67f856f3b086c62eada96e77146
SHA256:   83ac27c5b4029aaab3161422cb80c9b3aa59ba3555d46b3c509a41275cc63aa8

Overview

hpwa_main.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including HP Wireless Assistant published by Hewlett-Packard and HP Wireless Assistant published by Hewlett-Packard. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hpwa_main.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard
Product name:HP Wireless Assistant
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless assistant\hpwa_main.exe
File version:4.0.4.2
Size:354.55 KB (363,064 bytes)
Build date:1/27/2010 9:27 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, December 18, 2008
Expiration date:Monday, December 19, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Hewlett-Packard
21% remove
This program contains the HP Wireless Assistant for the supported notebook models and operating systems. The HP Wireless Assistant reports the power state and Microsoft Windows Device Manager status of integrated wireless devices, alerts the user when the status of a device changes, and enables the user to turn integrated wireless devices on and off.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00007619%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006235%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001384%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:24,929 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,690,170/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:337.16 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):252.85 MB
Private (minimum):38.37 MB
Non-paged memory:337.16 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:912.36 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):921.17 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:209.73 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):252.86 MB
37.95 MB
I/O
I/O read transfer:4.02 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:7/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:139 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:7/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:5/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:420
600
GUI GDI count:37
103
GUI GDI peak:77
142
GUI USER count:24
49
GUI USER peak:38
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless assistant\hpwa_main.exe" /hidden
Owner:User

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
HPWA_Main.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.10304231%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00421308%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.09882923%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,062,015/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:376 KB
1.16 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00016834%
Kernel CPU:0.00005750%
User CPU:0.00011084%
CPU cycles:37,032/sec
Memory:9.61 MB
wpfgfx_v0300.dll
Total CPU:0.00000838%
Kernel CPU:0.00000419%
User CPU:0.00000419%
CPU cycles:273/sec
Memory:2.22 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00000419%
Kernel CPU:0.00000419%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:78/sec
Memory:2.09 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 7 Home Premium 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of HP Wireless Assistant.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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