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WaveAMService.exe

Authentication Manager by Wave Systems

Remove WaveAMService.exe
Version:   3.7.287.17
MD5:   e45bce01f15eeb240fe9db83b9d86be3
SHA1:   670b2cf7063f4a7cd33854f613d5392c00aaf28f

Overview

waveamservice.exe runs as a service under the name Wave Authentication Manager Service with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:waveamservice.exe
Publisher:Wave Systems Corp.
Product name:Authentication Manager
Description:WaveAMService
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\dell\dell data protection\access\advanced\wave\authentication manager\waveamservice.exe
File version:3.7.287.17
Size:1.53 MB (1,600,000 bytes)
Build date:7/1/2011 4:52 PM
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Wave Authentication Manager Service'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00000663%
0.028634%
User CPU:0.00000663%
0.014873%
CPU cycles:663/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.29 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.5 MB
Private (minimum):1.02 MB
Non-paged memory:2.29 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:51.94 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):53.94 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.17 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.62 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,553/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:98
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\dell\dell data protection\access\advanced\wave\authentication manager\waveamservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Wave Authentication Manager Service
Description:“Manages secure authentication mechanisms”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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