WiFiMsg.exe
HP Wireless Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)
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).
Details
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
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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.
Behaviors
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
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00108083% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00057317% | |
User CPU: | 0.00050766% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 1,404,009 ms/min | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 1.96 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 660 KB | |
Private (minimum): | 532 KB | |
Non-paged memory: | 1.96 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 45.82 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 45.82 MB | |
Working set: | 632 KB | |
Working set (peak): | 5.07 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 3 | |
Handles: | 79 | |
GUI GDI count: | 10 | |
GUI USER count: | 4 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows Vista Home Premium |
37.50% |
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Windows Vista Business |
25.00% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
25.00% |
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Windows 8.1 |
12.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 42.86% of HP Wireless Assistant.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
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