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60%
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Performance resource utilization

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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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HPWAMain.exe

HP Wireless Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove HPWAMain.exe
Version:   3, 0, 2, 1
MD5:   f3c9adcbf74090552edc76f81a553d81
SHA1:   56db742378b6d31bec928fbf1ad6552857d2db6d
SHA256:   f0d6ff241b77f13ba2ed47c53fb17a9bc5849e40ff895421348fe66929d0c8eb

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. 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). 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 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, 2, 1
Size:461.72 KB (472,800 bytes)
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 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.

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

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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