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hpqwmiex.EXE

HP Software Framework

Hewlett-Packard Company

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “HP Software Framework Service”. This is installed with multiple programs including HP Hotkey Support and HP CoolSense.

File name:

hpqwmiex.EXE

Publisher:

Hewlett-Packard Company (signed and verified)

Product:

HP Software Framework

Description:

HP Software Framework WMI Service

Version:

6, 5, 6, 1

MD5:

7b7de6b3dc30f3246958f42c67a6f7bb

SHA-1:

64e823748c2578326957a8802f566b1aad1f57ea

SHA-256:

4b66b90cfec2231b905b21decc4ec7c6500e546f080a452ef67e724edf37add9

Scanner detections:

0 / 68

Status:

Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:

4/28/2025 2:01:22 PM UTC (today)

File size:

1.1 MB (1,102,472 bytes)

Product version:

6, 5, 6, 1

Original file name:

hpqwmiex.EXE

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\shared\hpqwmiex.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Hewlett-Packard Company

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/24/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/24/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Hewlett-Packard Company, O=Hewlett-Packard Company, L=Palo Alto, S=California, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

5385F411330DD19DA2F77A1BA8367167

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/28/2015 4:15:25 PM

OS version:

6.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

Entry address:

0x7D8A2

Entry point:

E8, 19, B0, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 53, 8B, DC, 51, 51, 83, E4, F0, 83, C4, 04, 55, 8B, 6B, 04, 89, 6C, 24, 04, 8B, EC, 8B, 4B, 08, 83, EC, 20, 83, 3D, E4, C0, 4F, 00, 01, 66, 8B, 53, 0C, 7C, 48, 0F, B7, C2, 66, 0F, 6E, C0, F2, 0F, 70, C0, 00, 66, 0F, 70, D0, 00, 8B, C1, 25, FF, 0F, 00, 00, 3D, F0, 0F, 00, 00, 77, 3E, F3, 0F, 6F, 01, 66, 0F, EF, C9, 66, 0F, 75, C8, 66, 0F, 75, C2, 66, 0F, EB, C8, 66, 0F, D7, C1, 85, C0, 75, 34, 83, C1, 10, EB, D1, 66, 3B, C2, 74, 0B, 83, C1, 02, 0F, B7, 01, 66, 85, C0... 
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Entropy:

6.4285

Code size:

727.5 KB (744,960 bytes)

Service

Display name:

HP Software Framework Service

Service name:

hpqwmiex

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:

RPCSS

The file hpqwmiex.EXE has been discovered within the following programs.

HP CoolSense by Hewlett-Packard

Publisher's description - “HP CoolSense Technology is a feature in some HP notebook computers that combines hardware, software, and mechanical design to dynamically manage the temperature of a notebook, and help keep you comfortable while using it.”

www.hp.com

8% remove it

HP Hotkey Support by Hewlett-Packard

HP HotKey provides support for special function keys.

3% remove it

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