Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Parent process
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insonwmi.exe
ASUS InstantOn by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 3.0.2.0 |
| MD5: | 20e39be7b43479fa66f6c8d6c7fa2f9a |
| SHA1: | 3ce6fff5de19c869f12595d902f9aacfa474af8f |
| SHA256: | 86291d0c9f3a434f638b046222b16161b5a094797b4bfae0fe284ffc484f5bd2 |
What is insonwmi.exe?
The ASUS InstantOn Program is a sleep mode that it can wake up your Eee PC ready to use in 3 seconds and more than 21 days of sleep time in battery mode.
About insonwmi.exe (from ASUSTeK Computer Inc.)
“Super Hybrid Engine II incorporates elements of its SHE predecessor and builds on the vitals of better battery performance. Instant on allows notebooks to resume in under 2 seconds and stay in standby”
Overview
insonwmi.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent
insonsrv.exe (ASUS InstantOn by ASUSTeK Computer Inc.). The file is digitally signed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | insonwmi.exe |
| Publisher: | ASUS |
| Product name: | ASUS InstantOn |
| Description: | ASUS InstantOn Program |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\asus\instanton for nb\insonwmi.exe |
| Original name: | InsOnWMI |
| File version: | 3.0.2.0 |
| Size: | 576.38 KB (590,208 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | ASUSTeK Computer Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, August 2, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, August 3, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00059203% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00012402% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00046800% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 258,060 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 362,440/sec | |
| Context switches: | 12/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 5.16 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 9.22 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.44 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 5.16 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 88.02 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 90.58 MB | |
| Working set: | 7.69 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 9.23 MB | |
| Page faults: | 11,609/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 447 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 24 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 316 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 7/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 144 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 12 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 14 | |
| GUI USER count: | 6 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 7 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| InsOnWMI.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00677123% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00181199% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00495924% | |
| CPU cycles: | 243,685/sec | |
| Context switches: | 3/sec | |
| Memory: | 588 KB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00295048% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00295048% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,865/sec | |
| Memory: | 292 KB | |
| wow64cpu.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000081% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000081% | |
| CPU cycles: | 5/sec | |
| Memory: | 32 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.03% |
|
| Windows 8 |
25.81% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
19.35% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.68% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
6.45% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
3.23% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
3.23% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
3.23% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 48.39% of ASUS InstantOn.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
100.00% |
|
