What is WMIADAP.exe? Is WMIADAP.exe spyware or a virus?
How to fix WMIADAP.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your WMIADAP process
2. Run a Windows Repair Tool to fix WMIADAP.exe related PC problems
3. Run an Antivirus to find persistent malware
Process name: Windows Management Instrumentation AutoDiscovery/AutoPurge
Product: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company: Microsoft (microsoft.com)
File: WMIADAP.exe
A feature in older versions of Windows, the WMIADAP process moves performance libraries to the Windows Management Instrumentation repository. Since the introduction of Windows Vista, the updating performance classes function of WMI ADAP has been replaced by the WmiPerfClass and WMIPerfInst providers.
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of WMIADAP.exe: based on 30 votes. Read also the 23 reviews.
494 users ask for this file. 6 users rated it as not dangerous. 4 users rated it as not so dangerous. 5 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 13 users rated it as dangerous. 8 users didn't rate it ("don't know").
| All comments about WMIADAP.exe: | |
|---|---|
| According to Microsoft the file is "not using the net", but WMIADAP.EXE is attempting to connect to the Internet (blocked by the firewall). Erix | |
| Might cause other programs to fail | |
| Located in "\\?\C:\windows\system32" Never seen this before... Tom | |
| 2006 november - XP home : wmiadap.exe tries to connect to the internet and is blocked by my firewall (Philippe Henry, France) Philippe Henry | |
| Microsoft Windows AutoDiscovery/AutoPurge (ADAP) Service | |
| Though I can't find the forum now, I was looking for a BootVis alternative and found that pressing "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks" in the Start- Run box rearranges boot files for faster boot times, similar to BootVis. The wmiadap.exe is the process that pops up in Task Manager when you run this command. Tim | |
| dunno anything about this.. but wot i do know is that its embedded within my OS and starts hidden Greg | |
| tries to access the internet to remove a driver or service arsen | |
| Kaspersky Anti-Hacker keeps blocking this file when it tries to connect to the internet. Ademar | |
| i think it's a file that is used by viruses just to take up space, memory, and processing. if it's in the wbem folder it's okay, otherwise i think it's a fake Jeezy | |
| In my case wmiadap.exe came with an update for XP (KB971513) which updated wmi mighty duck | |
| Located in \\?\C:\Windows\system32\WBEM\ Guzmar | |
| Thanks for the information Tim, I ran that CMD and it started 2 proccess, defrag.exe and dfrgntfs.exe lol. I know, I need to defrag...... Dur | |
| this is part of the windows 7 antivirus 2012. use rkill.exe to stop this process See also: Link Terry | |
| I attempted to open chrome, but it would not open. I ran Rkill and that process was eliminated, the internet runs great now, a little sketchy but I wouldn't suggest removing it. Laon-Fait | |
| this file "wmiadap" does conneck to the internet via a hacker, it sends and gathers commands from hacker to make changes in your reg. sys. gerald | |
| I ran something that I suspected was a virus on a test machine and as it turns out, it is a virus. After I ran it, it disappeared and wmiadap appeared as a new process that I don't recall ever seeing before. | |
| it starts up every morning when windows enters net,i turn it off in task manager,it stops some programs from working,i believe its microsoft either stealing or ruining programs. arthur | |
| its just a performance counter. tells other programs in your system the condition of your network, memory, disk system, whether indexing is working, if terminal services is working, etc etc. See also: Link Will | |
| WMIADAP.exe is used to rebuild the WMI Classes with proper Performance Libray objects/counters and populate with valid recalculated data, it doesn't send any data outside the OS. More useful on Windows 2003/XP machines, on Windows 2008/Vista and above has been superseded by new providers. See also: Link Tiberius70 | |
| I do not know.Malwarebytes says not. Web Root says it blocks it. | |
| Generally a safe file, usually runs when Windows Installer is running. However as an unessential file a virus can remove the original and replace it with a virus. Tony | |
| Appears in C:\ProgramData\Logishrd\LogiOptions\Software\Current as part of Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard controller. Signed by Logitech and id as digest algorithim. Original filename LogiOverlay.exe sinbad8508 | |
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