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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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Wmiprvse.exe

WMI Provider Host by Microsoft

Remove Wmiprvse.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900)
MD5:   241cbd0f099f3d68892d19879e53722d
SHA1:   78e41b0fb9b537946692e3b7b1c5b224b72a9fb6
SHA256:   61fbbf89b724d553288953bf4faaed4af74591a3575800f8be1d328186501a91
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:422 KB (432,128 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 57281

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.02281102%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.01374501%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00906600%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:35,354,623,201 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:3,004,859/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:14/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:12.94 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):14.73 MB
    Private (minimum):6.73 MB
    Non-paged memory:12.94 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:75.52 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):80.05 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:16.82 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):17.92 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:15,366,136/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:24.11 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:6/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:628 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:7/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:8.79 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:507/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:11
    12
    Handles:252
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

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

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    WmiPerfClass.dll
    Total CPU:0.71962197%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.27472225%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.44489972%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:15,113,338/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:148 KB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.67238577%
    Kernel CPU:0.39825792%
    User CPU:0.27412785%
    CPU cycles:13,597,679/sec
    Context switches:2/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    rasctrs.dll
    Total CPU:0.08645628%
    Kernel CPU:0.08645628%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:60,595/sec
    Memory:32 KB
    cimwin32.dll
    Total CPU:0.05838192%
    Kernel CPU:0.03239315%
    User CPU:0.02598877%
    CPU cycles:1,632,282/sec
    Context switches:2/sec
    Memory:1.98 MB
    ADVAPI32.dll
    Total CPU:0.04275251%
    Kernel CPU:0.02578491%
    User CPU:0.01696760%
    CPU cycles:561,210/sec
    Context switches:7/sec
    Memory:876 KB
    CorperfmonExt.dll
    Total CPU:0.00519857%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00519857%
    CPU cycles:2,852/sec
    Memory:148 KB
    wmiprvse.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00315311%
    Kernel CPU:0.00250195%
    User CPU:0.00065117%
    CPU cycles:63,544/sec
    Memory:432 KB
    msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00006938%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001156%
    User CPU:0.00005782%
    CPU cycles:2,444/sec
    Memory:840 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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