HPWA_Service.exe
HPPA_Service by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of hpwa_service.exe in the wild, the latest version being 1.0.4.2. It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'HP Wireless Assistant Service' and described as “This service monitors the wireless devices in this computer and allows the HP Wireless Assistant application to turn devices on and off.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 100.55 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Hewlett-Packard Company by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program HP Wireless Assistant from Hewlett-Packard. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0079% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 47.49 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.36 KB per minute for reads and 2.06 KB per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | hpwa_service.exe |
| Publisher: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Product name: | HPPA_Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless assistant\hpwa_service.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Hewlett-Packard Company |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, December 19, 2011 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | HP Wireless Assistant Service |
| Description: | “This service monitors the wireless devices in this computer and allows the HP Wireless Assistant application to turn devices on and off.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of HPPA_Service.)
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 o...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of hpwa_service.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'HP Wireless Assistant Service'
All file variations of hpwa_service.exe
