HP Wireless Assistant

HP Wireless Assistant

by Hewlett-Packard

What is HP Wireless Assistant?

HP Wireless Assistant is software application developed by Hewlett-Packard. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 92.66% of installations running this operating system. HP Wireless Assistant's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 26 files. The most common release is 4.0.9.0 with 45.59% of all installations currently using this version.

HP Wireless Assistant is most popular in the United States with 74.74% of installations residing in this country.

HP Wireless Assistant adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, HP Wireless Assistant is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About HP Wireless Assistant?

This software program includes the HP Wireless Assistant for compatible notebook models and operating systems. The HP Wireless Assistant provides information on the power state and Microsoft Windows Device Manager status of integrated wireless devices. It also notifies users of any changes in device status and allows them to toggle the integrated wireless devices on and off as needed.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • HPWA_Service.exe runs as a service named 'HP Wireless Assistant Service' (HP Wireless Assistant Service) "This service monitors the wireless devices in this computer and allows the HP Wireless Assistant application to turn devices on and off.".
Firewall:
  • DelayedAppStarter.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\DelayedAppStarter.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • DelayedAppStarter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B7C4BAAB-A37C-4683-8A83-5375D4D79D2E}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • DelayedAppStarter.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 6.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.hp.com
Support:
https://www.hp.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{B5FC1E1B-E70D-45F1-8E40-A3C30698B323}
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

HP Wireless Assistant Executable Details

Primary executable:
WAMobCtr.exe
Name:
HP Wireless Assistant
Path:
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\WAMobCtr.exe
MD5:
527dd7430c58b65d721cdf8470796048
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by HP Wireless Assistant
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
aa2f7c1a47b1896009d3981299e5bdcc
DLL
84b38788149b32a50ed6859acd3dcc1d
EXE
d4306a8aaa956a08bdaff7eb205601f5
EXE
c930128c8f8ff03d8f8c42b570920d56
DLL
75964dddcdc0041469db87ee19925b45
DLL
60f0cb46a5dc9d4dfb49d87000350c04
EXE
fecfce7a60b2cdd2e6b2fcf43c35eafa
EXE
54487fcf9237c3a9944794380ce0250a
EXE
8d07f0687318214a3cef62ea1048d101
EXE
8ab9369c959c1cbdf4810c81332f5680