Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, the developer publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
twcu.exe
MD5: | 7f4601ab692ad6707022cd61ba152348 |
SHA1: | e31f3e937c6376a003891d777aa3a587a096b89f |
SHA256: | 2147848eb34b03c8d19fab27ce8c53ece35546788e4d1fe511259cabb5792670 |
Overview
twcu.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 TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility published by TP-LINK, TP-LINK Drahtlos Tool from TP-LINK and TP-LINK Drahtlos Tool by TP-LINK.
Details
File name: | twcu.exe |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\tp-link\tp-link wireless configuration utility\twcu.exe |
Size: | 548.11 KB (561,263 bytes) |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility is designed for High Power & High Gain Wireless , 300Mbps Wireless N Adapters, 150Mbps Wireless N Adapters, 54Mbps Wireless G Adapters.
Behaviors
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'TWCU' → "C:\Program Files\TP-LINK\TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility\TWCU.exe" -nogui
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00194361% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00110190% | |
User CPU: | 0.00084170% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 4,559 ms/min | |
Context switches: | 31/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 4.62 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 7.21 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 2.99 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 4.62 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 48.27 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 50.78 MB | |
Working set: | 3.26 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 7.21 MB | |
Page faults: | 2,398/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 96 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 2/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 2 | |
Handles: | 122 | |
GUI GDI count: | 36 | |
GUI USER count: | 80 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
msvcrt.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00520453% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00200502% | |
User CPU: | 0.00319950% | |
Context switches: | 29/sec | |
Memory: | 352 KB | |
TWCU.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00124074% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00065237% | |
User CPU: | 0.00058838% | |
Context switches: | 30/sec | |
Memory: | 548 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Microsoft Windows XP |
68.42% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.32% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
5.26% |
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Distribution by country
Hungary installs about 15.79% of twcu.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Compaq |
25.00% |
|
Dell |
25.00% |
|
MSI |
25.00% |
|
American Megatrends |
18.75% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.25% |
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