WLANExt.exe

Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework by Microsoft

Remove WLANExt.exe
Version:   6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:   39777f8ecd0b10b51cb79ac4f562c088
SHA1:   d5ac8393d7f36527eafdf96fcbd651f84e41d2a6
SHA256:   570ff139cc701b5590490f334abefa7e63c65d04ebd0e1144a92c8304428c44b
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is WLANExt.exe?

The Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework provides an interface to Windows Vista's wireless security and connectivity features for the drivers of wireless network adapters.

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). This version is designed to run on Windows Vista and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:WLANExt.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe
Original name:wlanext.exe.mui
File version:6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:6.0.6000.16386
Size:94 KB (96,256 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.318063
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00062005%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00036869%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00025136%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:268,562 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:813,900/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:54/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.63 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.2 MB
Private (minimum):9.52 MB
Non-paged memory:5.63 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:79.35 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):82.15 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.65 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.81 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:46,123/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:17 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:10 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:178 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:275
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 2259152
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 48887088
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 1436688
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 2408064
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 31296016
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 37247936
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.02115355%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00004420%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.02110934%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:218,398/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.52 MB
1.16 MB
wlanapi.dll
Total CPU:0.00010863%
Kernel CPU:0.00003372%
User CPU:0.00007491%
CPU cycles:8,221/sec
Memory:100 KB
bcmihvsrv64.dll
Total CPU:0.00009473%
Kernel CPU:0.00008841%
User CPU:0.00000632%
CPU cycles:2,316/sec
Memory:3.37 MB
RPCRT4.dll
Total CPU:0.00008698%
Kernel CPU:0.00007302%
User CPU:0.00001396%
CPU cycles:10,319/sec
Memory:1.26 MB
WLANExt.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00000849%
Kernel CPU:0.00000694%
User CPU:0.00000155%
CPU cycles:110/sec
Memory:108 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 51.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.00%
Windows 8.1 4.00%
Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.00%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows Vista Business 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.00%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 44.22% of Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 30.42%
Hewlett-Packard 13.92%
ASUS 13.59%
Toshiba 12.94%
Acer 8.09%
Lenovo 7.77%
Sony 7.12%
Samsung 1.62%
Alienware 1.29%
NEC 1.29%
Gateway 1.29%
Medion 0.65%
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