RtWLan.exe
RtWLan Application by Realtek Semiconductor
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of RtWLan.exe.
Overview
rtwlan.exe has 15 known versions, the most recent one is 700, 1659, 1106, 2012. rtwlan.exe is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. When the program is installed, it will add a shortcut pointer in the Start Menu which will execute the file as a process upon a user login. The average file size is about 1.16 MB. The programs REALTEK Wireless LAN Driver and Utility, EDUP Wireless LAN Driver and Utility and PCI&Cardbus Wireless LAN Driver and Utility have been observed as installing specific variations of rtwlan.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0056% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 6.9 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 12.08 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 9.15 KB per minute for reads and 5 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | rtwlan.exe |
Publisher: | Realtek Semiconductor Corp. |
Product name: | RtWLan Application |
Description: | RtWLan ( For Win2K/XP ) Application |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\realtek rtl8187 wireless lan driver and utility\rtwlan.exe |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of RtWLan Application.)
This package installs the software (Wireless LAN driver and utility) to enable various Realtek LAN devices.
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Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. |
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This is the software driver and additional utilities required for managing and connecting the LAN networking device to the PC. Uninstalling this driver may cause the hardware to stop functioning prope...
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. |
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REALTEK RTL8185 Wireless LAN Software is the driver package for wireless network card. The driver package is required in order for the device to function properly and is the software that allows your ...
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. |
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REALTEK RTL8187 Wireless LAN Driver and Utility is the driver package for wireless network card. The driver package is required in order for the device to function properly and is the software that al...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of rtwlan.exe, select a unique version for details.)
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
All file variations of rtwlan.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Microsoft Windows XP |
31.58% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
31.58% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.32% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.26% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.26% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 21.05% of RtWLan Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Acer |
21.05% |
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Lenovo |
21.05% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
10.53% |
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Intel |
10.53% |
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Dell |
10.53% |
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Compaq |
10.53% |
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Toshiba |
10.53% |
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GIGABYTE |
5.26% |
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