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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.26%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.10%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 1.85%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.04%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.10%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.10%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.02%
6.2.9200.16518 (win8_gdr.130201-1704) 0.18%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.14%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.70%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.80%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.14%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.72%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 7.08%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.05%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 6.03%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.02%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.02%
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) 0.02%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.02%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.04%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.04%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 17.52%
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Parent process
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Wmiprvse.exe

WMI Provider Host by Microsoft

Remove Wmiprvse.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900)
MD5:   1951c6f1e53079f6b29ecff77eaf9403
SHA1:   82ad7b602b1c17932234dea891fc8b61705fd0ba
SHA256:   1f9d236880f9ba65c96ad54fa1fa7454e798c969c69fad86d8fda14edc46980e
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:6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900)
Product version:6.2.9200.16398
Size:321 KB (328,704 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.464498
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR: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:5.69089382%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:4.46764202%
0.013761%
User CPU:1.22325180%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:79,382,658 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,475,171/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:5/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:7.93 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):13.53 MB
Private (minimum):5.69 MB
Non-paged memory:7.93 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:63.45 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):69.26 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.61 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):14.99 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:30,641/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:102.3 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:101/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:623 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:51/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:3.45 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,514/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:252
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
  • C:\windows\syswow64\wbem\wmiprvse.exe -embedding
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.33726840%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.25255360%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.08471480%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:8,206,553/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.23 MB
1.16 MB
wmiprvse.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.02690251%
Kernel CPU:0.02673174%
User CPU:0.00017077%
CPU cycles:614,663/sec
Memory:328 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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