wininit.exe
Windows Start-Up Application by Microsoft
Version: | 6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) |
MD5: | ad618be35fe7475f8a335bf59c674002 |
SHA1: | 82efd39519604c346799ceb1abba5237535c1ae7 |
SHA256: | 6850ec21e47a09a8bb762e91332220b577c99f83be60f1fd16f0a59b7f0531e9 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is wininit.exe?
The Wininit file is an .ini file that lists all of the changes to be made to Windows when you restart the computer after installing a program. The Wininit.exe file is the program file that starts the .ini file. It can be run only when the computer restarts so that the changes can be made while Windows is not running.
Overview
wininit.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 32 bit program.
Details
File name: | wininit.exe |
Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
Product name: | Windows Start-Up Application |
Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wininit.exe |
Original name: | WinInit.exe.mui |
File version: | 6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) |
Product version: | 6.2.8250.0 |
Size: | 99 KB (101,376 bytes) |
Digital DNA |
Entropy: | 6.266439 |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Windows firewall allowed program
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00105436% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00062988% | |
User CPU: | 0.00042448% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 47 ms/min | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 632 KB | |
Private (maximum): | 2.95 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 2.72 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 632 KB | |
Virtual memory: | 31.86 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 57.6 MB | |
Working set: | 2.73 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 2.95 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 2 | |
Handles: | 71 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 32-bit |
Command line: | wininit.exe |
Owner: | SYSTEM |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.00% |
|
Windows 8.1 |
17.50% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.00% |
|
Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.50% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
6.00% |
|
Windows 8.1 Single Language |
4.50% |
|
Windows 8 |
3.50% |
|
Windows 8 Single Language |
3.00% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
3.00% |
|
Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
|
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.00% |
|
Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.00% |
|
Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
|
Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
|
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
0.50% |
|
Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 44.72% of Windows Start-Up Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
18.97% |
|
ASUS |
18.18% |
|
Hewlett-Packard |
17.79% |
|
Acer |
14.23% |
|
Toshiba |
10.28% |
|
Lenovo |
8.70% |
|
Sony |
3.95% |
|
Intel |
2.37% |
|
GIGABYTE |
1.98% |
|
Samsung |
1.58% |
|
Alienware |
1.19% |
|
Medion |
0.79% |
|