WiFiMsg.exe

HP Wireless Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove WiFiMsg.exe
Version:   3.0.4.1
MD5:   f533507fe318b46629e84df630a316f8
SHA1:   2de9bb5fc4029f4f8b3eaf4138c83153cbfdce11

What is WiFiMsg.exe?

Module to process WiFi messages 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

wifimsg.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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, HP Wireless Assistant from Hewlett-Packard and HP Wireless Assistant 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:wifimsg.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:HP Wireless Assistant
Description:Module to process WiFi messages.
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless assistant\wifimsg.exe
File version:3.0.4.1
Size:309.7 KB (317,128 bytes)
Build date:1/8/2007 10:53 PM
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
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

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'
  • 'WAWifiMessage' → C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\WiFiMsg.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00108083%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00057317%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00050766%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,404,009 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.96 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):660 KB
Private (minimum):532 KB
Non-paged memory:1.96 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:45.82 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):45.82 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:632 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.07 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:79
600
GUI GDI count:10
103
GUI USER count:4
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless assistant\wifimsg.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 37.50%
Windows Vista Business 25.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 25.00%
Windows 8.1 12.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.86% of HP Wireless Assistant.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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