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3, 0, 9, 1 37.50%
3, 0, 8, 3 12.50%
3, 0, 8, 2 25.00%
3, 0, 7, 1 12.50%
3, 0, 2, 1 12.50%

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ole32.dll
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setupapi.dll
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HPWAMain.exe

HP Wireless Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove HPWAMain.exe
Version:   3, 0, 7, 1
MD5:   e657f12cba894ac768cda2b6963663e7
SHA1:   e0ec679af1bc4271c9f37f1b15aba3fab02aa32f

What is HPWAMain.exe?

HPWAMain Module is part of the HP Wireless Assistant which is a user application that provides a way to control the enablement of individual wireless devices (such as Bluetooth, WLAN, or WWAN devices) and that shows the state of the radios for these wireless devices.

Overview

hpwamain.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This is typically installed with the program HP Wireless Assistant published by Hewlett-Packard and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hpwamain.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:HP Wireless Assistant
Description:HPWAMain Module
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless assistant\hpwamain.exe
File version:3, 0, 7, 1
Size:461.55 KB (472,632 bytes)
Build date:5/11/2007 8:30 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.
Effective date:Friday, April 8, 2005
Expiration date:Saturday, April 7, 2007
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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The following program 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.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'hpWirelessAssistant' → C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\HPWAMain.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00095391%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00057316%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00038074%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,404,009 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.93 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):424 KB
Private (minimum):156 KB
Non-paged memory:2.93 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:47.65 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):49.65 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:276 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.02 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:101
600
GUI GDI count:16
103
GUI USER count:9
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless assistant\hpwamain.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 62.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 25.00%
Windows Vista Business 12.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 28.57% of HP Wireless Assistant.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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