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wmpnscfg.exe (wmpnscfg.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 3.88%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

wmpnscfg.exe is the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application.


Recommendation

Win Patrol

wmpnscfg.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides a easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.



Identification

In addition to the file name, wmpnscfg.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Microsoft
Product contains:Microsoft

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called wmpnscfg.exe, we have detected more than 20 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
wmpnscfg.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10xbf0fd368dc11c83250ed12a0c27f82f0204288 bytes
20x20ef9002cff89c4c1077e4415ec7297b201728 bytes
30x1cb4a9ea202db4da655ec35a04e983b7202240 bytes
40x9f67f0e691fcfa075b49bcfb379dc580204288 bytes
50xa3bb62920ad69db5c5494713f5d69301204288 bytes
60xe5590dfc54ec8493fd10eae34e11ac6b261632 bytes
70xdcd21b26a1695e4178d4d043bf8f1fd2204288 bytes
80x560d6f47244146ceb93c740736ebf9d9381914 bytes
90x4d8d175ae656aa36da3d1655fb449eaf204288 bytes
100x34f715501c6953131cb001ecd94ab1ff202240 bytes
110xe4f05df5a1ae49b8b561772a57c9a3f5201728 bytes
120x038d53d0c01ed9c5c0bbfa48030104e2204288 bytes
130xace1b5c450c57dfb0b105d196700053f365056 bytes
140xae06f8a28cc51acde6bb1a80f7db55ce201728 bytes
150xc4eba2e5b1d2da2fe149b06ee33d8926204288 bytes
160x5011a24aecf4d573473bdc15ee84c178204288 bytes
170x2358bd25e3d593ee2f7818edf35fc353204288 bytes
180xe591836d32bd708bba7bfdcbc45c55ea202240 bytes
190x0a4eacd8b8e473f0ffdeb6ec8cb81edd204288 bytes
200x24caa6c5055569e6e16fff283890bc3a204288 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. wmpnscfg.exe (wmpnscfg.exe) has been seen on 3.88% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 3 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.microsoft.com/

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.