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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.59%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.21%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.21%
6.2.9200.16518 (win8_gdr.130201-1704) 0.38%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.29%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 1.42%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.46%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 14.41%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.04%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.04%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.04%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.08%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 35.67%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 17.25%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 4.97%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.47%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.04%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 5.22%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.38%
6.0.6001.18226 (vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506) 0.04%
6.0.6001.18226 (vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506) 0.38%
6.0.6000.16830 (vista_gdr.090302-1506) 0.21%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.04%
5.2.3790.4455 (srv03_sp2_gdr.090203-1205) 0.04%
5.2.3790.4455 (srv03_sp2_gdr.090203-1205) 0.04%
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Wmiprvse.exe

WMI Provider Host by Microsoft

Remove Wmiprvse.exe
Version:   5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
MD5:   0ffae66e6d5b1c87cbd22d1f3b6079fd
SHA1:   db209e432c7cf36afcbf96d38885396ea3b63413
SHA256:   a2c91cb234309ee300d9371c50343cecc3d56e5a3ce35393095ac71d5084847b
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is Wmiprvse.exe?

WMI provides a uniform interface for any local or remote applications or scripts that obtain management data from a computer system, a network, or an enterprise. The uniform interface is designed such that WMI client applications and scripts do not have to call a wide variety of operating system application programming interfaces (APIs). Many APIs cannot be called by automation clients like scripts or Visual Basic applications. Other APIs do not make calls to remote computers.

About Wmiprvse.exe (from Microsoft)

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows-based operating systems. You can write WMI scripts or applications to automate administrati

DetailsDetails

File name:wmiprvse.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:WMI Provider Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
File version:5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
Product version:5.1.2600.5512
Size:213 KB (218,112 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.464498
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 2264

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.01732823%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.01298334%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00434488%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:112,629 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:514/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:3.89 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):7.86 MB
    Private (minimum):6.31 MB
    Non-paged memory:3.89 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:51.44 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):53.34 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:7.87 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):8.43 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:16,736,228/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:40.76 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:684/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:45.99 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:683/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:62 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:686/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:7
    12
    Handles:220
    600
    GUI GDI count:7
    103
    GUI USER count:7
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Parent process:svchost.exe (Generic Host Process for Win32 Services by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    cimwin32.dll
    Total CPU:0.00252948%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00108406%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00144542%
    0.165382%
    Context switches:12/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:1.32 MB
    1.16 MB
    wmiprvse.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00003241%
    Kernel CPU:0.00002504%
    User CPU:0.00000737%
    Memory:224 KB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32.00%
    Windows 8.1 21.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 9.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 6.50%
    Windows 8 5.00%
    Windows 8 Single Language 5.00%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 4.50%
    Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 3.50%
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 1.50%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
    Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
    Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 44.72% of WMI Provider Host.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 23.75%
    Hewlett-Packard 18.01%
    ASUS 16.86%
    Acer 12.64%
    Toshiba 8.43%
    Lenovo 8.43%
    Sony 5.36%
    GIGABYTE 2.30%
    Alienware 1.92%
    Samsung 1.53%
    Intel 0.77%
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