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wlanext.exe

Besturingssysteem Microsoft Windows by Microsoft

Remove wlanext.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   1aaeb6ad9845b06369bb7de2c1277b66
SHA1:   9a46be7bbf6fea5258d2e91631d78498f103ab4c
SHA256:   f43d5ddfc1c9fbfb8fe5ac3c311fa0a248595ac845f9d84c4f0c998766f8c05c
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

wlanext.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:wlanext.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Besturingssysteem Microsoft® Windows®
Description:Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe
Original name:wlanext.exe.mui
File version:6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Product version:6.2.9200.16384
Size:96 KB (98,304 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00028293%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00016084%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00012209%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:357,073,962 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:31,277/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.45 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.29 MB
Private (minimum):4.64 MB
Non-paged memory:2.45 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:54.55 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):55.58 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.77 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.11 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,505/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:535 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:1.17 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:210
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 17078443536
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 163413298448
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 124064475520
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 900180904864
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 294103681296
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 556707868512
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 467615285296
  • (49 more)
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:svchost.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
Wlanapi.dll
Total CPU:0.00031925%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00010779%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00021146%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:10,179/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:280 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00029725%
Kernel CPU:0.00018797%
User CPU:0.00010928%
CPU cycles:4,798/sec
Memory:1.75 MB
MSVCR100.dll
Total CPU:0.00027064%
Kernel CPU:0.00015100%
User CPU:0.00011964%
CPU cycles:7,009/sec
Memory:840 KB
fdPnp.dll
Total CPU:0.00010640%
Kernel CPU:0.00006714%
User CPU:0.00003926%
CPU cycles:1,568/sec
Memory:68 KB
WLANExt.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00003343%
Kernel CPU:0.00003265%
User CPU:0.00000078%
CPU cycles:479/sec
Memory:112 KB
FunDisc.dll
Total CPU:0.00000748%
Kernel CPU:0.00000748%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:66/sec
Memory:152 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 71.43%
Windows 8 Single Language 12.24%
Windows 8 Pro 8.16%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 8.16%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 65.31% of Besturingssysteem Microsoft® Windows®.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 55.17%
Acer 12.07%
Sony 10.34%
Dell 10.34%
Lenovo 3.45%
Hewlett-Packard 3.45%
ASUS 3.45%
Samsung 1.72%
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