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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 3.56%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.27%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.27%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 17.53%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 66.85%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 9.32%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 2.19%

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WLANExt.exe

Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework by Microsoft

Remove WLANExt.exe
Version:   6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)
MD5:   4c9a006c1b8ea520c2be992ba1bf3c6b
SHA1:   8df43c16f7de5d674eaadaf8fbb699eb1d9c1ff3
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). 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:6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)
Product version:6.3.9431.0
Size:96.5 KB (98,816 bytes)
Build date:6/15/2013 3:50 PM
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:0.00009519%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00005760%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003759%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:406 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:28,077/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.41 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):13.42 MB
Private (minimum):13.16 MB
Non-paged memory:4.41 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:93.37 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):94.38 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:13.42 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):13.42 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,521/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.17 KB/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:18.21 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:11/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:440
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 635012734464
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wlanapi.dll
Total CPU:0.00014179%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00007089%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00007089%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:5,960/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:292 KB
1.16 MB
msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00010634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006203%
User CPU:0.00004431%
CPU cycles:2,684/sec
Memory:840 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00005317%
Kernel CPU:0.00001772%
User CPU:0.00003545%
CPU cycles:1,513/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
WLANExt.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00001772%
Kernel CPU:0.00001772%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:103/sec
Memory:112 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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