Estimated safety rating

wmiprvse.exe is a program which is probably NOT a virus. So, if wmiprvse.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, we still advise you to use a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself your system against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is located in C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiPrvSE.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is a782a4ed336750d10b3caf776afe8e70.

Is running as a service

This application is NOT a Windows service. This is good.

Belongs to the operating system

wmiprvse.exe appears to have something to do with Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a 64-bit executable. It uses the full capacity of nowadays' computer processors.

File description

The description stored in the exe is WMI Provider Host.

File version

File version stored as a property 10.0.17134.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800).

Manufacturer

Author Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

wmiprvse.exe has a digital signature. Today the large majority of clean programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from wmiprvse.exe checks out perfectly. This is excellent.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.