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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

4.0.10.0 53.33%
4.0.9.0 40.00%
4.0.7.0 6.67%

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HPWA_Main.exe

HP Wireless Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove HPWA_Main.exe
Version:   4.0.10.0
MD5:   cb443c9d1485a3f7b21d15be2d3cf168
SHA1:   59bf42517bb168c6544cdf77d3c046f87ccfeddc
SHA256:   75d2370d7bcc1b55cb9cfc461b21cd30edfa3621032d562220e398ecea3a3f4e

What is HPWA_Main.exe?

he 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.

Overview

hpwa_main.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent hpwa_service.exe (HPPA_Service by Hewlett-Packard Company). 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 Company
Product name:HP Wireless Assistant
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless assistant\hpwa_main.exe
File version:4.0.10.0
Size:354.55 KB (363,064 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Expiration date:Sunday, December 18, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Hewlett-Packard
27% 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:0.00327936%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00231574%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00096362%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:479,804 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:231,134/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:51.5 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):41.62 MB
Private (minimum):24.13 MB
Non-paged memory:51.5 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:553.73 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):558.83 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:27.85 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):49.52 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:34,690/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5.63 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:3/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:13 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:21 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:410
600
GUI GDI count:33
103
GUI GDI peak:61
142
GUI USER count:22
49
GUI USER peak:32
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
Parent process:hpwa_service.exe (HPPA_Service by Hewlett-Packard Company)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.05057288%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.05057288%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:18,966/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
1.16 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.01624728%
Kernel CPU:0.00039647%
User CPU:0.01585081%
CPU cycles:370,398/sec
Memory:9.61 MB
HPWA_Main.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01405584%
Kernel CPU:0.00295518%
User CPU:0.01110066%
CPU cycles:298,124/sec
Memory:376 KB
wpfgfx_v0300.dll
Total CPU:0.00060441%
Kernel CPU:0.00047034%
User CPU:0.00013407%
CPU cycles:13,257/sec
Memory:2.22 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00009993%
Kernel CPU:0.00007217%
User CPU:0.00002776%
CPU cycles:2,147/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 80.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%
Windows 7 Professional 6.67%
Windows 8 Pro 3.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 56.67% of HP Wireless Assistant.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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