HPWAMain.exe
HP Wireless Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of hpwamain.exe in the wild, the latest version being 3.5.12.1. hpwamain.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 489.05 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 0.0002% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 32.1 MB.
What is hpwamain.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.
 Details
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| File name: | hpwamain.exe |
| Publisher: | Hewlett-Packard Company |
| Product name: | HP Wireless Assistant |
| Description: | HP Wireless Assistant Main Program |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless assistant\hpwamain.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Hewlett-Packard Company |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of HP Wireless Assistant.)
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 hpwamain.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'WirelessAssistant' → C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\HPWAMain.exe
All file variations of hpwamain.exe
