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
527dd7430c58b65d721cdf8470796048
EXE
62e1245f450149c244704fe59f69d762
EXE
da4ed31dd43abb0af99888e236ffdb91
EXE
bef707500094583c84dc0698431ee63d
EXE
d076554989a08c1287f2fe87a547ebe4
EXE
cb443c9d1485a3f7b21d15be2d3cf168
EXE
22dff0913f1682bcb5adcd9447b6d78f
EXE
f90e493a61eb2ce69c4d44372b949d70
DLL
585efc79edb3f626057d1a99250ce213
DLL
0885de79231f66f72497dc2178c58dcc