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Is wmiprvse.exe a virus, spyware or a trojan?
What is it?
Windows Management Instrumentation
Provider Host program - wmiprvse.exe
What does it do?
Here's a direct quote from MS about this: (source)
Effective management of PC and server systems in an enterprise network benefits from well-instrumented computer software and hardware, which allow system components to be monitored and controlled, both locally and remotely. Microsoft is committed to simplifying instrumentation of hardware and software under Microsoft® Windows® operating systems. Microsoft is also committed to providing consistent access to this instrumentation for both Windows-based management systems and legacy management systems that are hosted in other environments.
In Win98/NT/2000 this is a seperate process whereas in XP it is a part of svchost
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See Also
wmiexe.exe
Virus Precaution:
The original file from
Microsoft gets placed in the
Located at
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe . If you find it anywhere else then you should be suspicious for sure.
You'll want to keep an eye on
this google search for any known viruses.
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W32/Sonebot-B @ Sophos.com
Fix wmiprvse.exe errors: Free Scan.
For More Information about wmiprvse.exe go to Process Library
Block/Remove: Use WinTasks 5 Pro
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