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6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.99%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.23%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.23%
6.2.9200.16518 (win8_gdr.130201-1704) 0.41%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.32%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 1.54%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.59%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 15.64%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.05%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.09%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 38.71%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 18.72%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.39%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.76%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.05%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 5.67%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.50%
6.0.6001.18226 (vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506) 0.05%
6.0.6001.18226 (vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506) 0.41%
6.0.6000.16830 (vista_gdr.090302-1506) 0.23%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.05%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) 0.32%

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Wmiprvse.exe

WMI Provider Host by Microsoft

Remove Wmiprvse.exe
Version:   5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
MD5:   74a8863a5d168af325fe7744359374c6
SHA1:   088a7807a4101227fd369029bbfabaed3d1e0ac7
SHA256:   a64fb063f5e7288c18484db5d8791cc804b1cdbf7b6f9f3d73588ed9927f3f3e
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:123.5 KB (126,464 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.464498
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:0.00162798%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00102529%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00060270%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,068,750 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:4/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.6 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.51 MB
Private (minimum):692 KB
Non-paged memory:1.6 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:35.79 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):36.54 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:712 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.52 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,397/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:21 Bytes/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:15.45 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:122/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:147
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

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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