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What is wmpnscfg.exe? wmpnscfg.exe?

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Microsoft
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

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

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


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wmpnscfg.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 2.15%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
wmpnscfg.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x35937ead711207544e219c2a19a78a7d 8/16/2021 2:25:00 AM Unknown 11.0.6000.6324 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) wmpnscfg.exe 197 KB
2 Status 0x53683a331f8a1bb20add0330f1de6388 10/28/2015 8:59:00 PM Unknown Unknown wmpnscfg.exe 63 KB
3 Status 0x2358bd25e3d593ee2f7818edf35fc353 3/14/2015 8:15:00 AM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
4 Status 0xcca059e7d7a2caff36436fe1e1a5b4de 11/12/2014 9:11:00 PM Unknown Unknown wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
5 Status 0x8da0b1731d20093a2a27ba04ed594173 5/9/2013 6:10:00 PM Unknown Unknown wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
6 Status 0x0a4eacd8b8e473f0ffdeb6ec8cb81edd 2/6/2012 6:17:00 PM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
7 Status 0xb1fce60a35932607db8cdbbc9b743283 1/26/2012 10:00:00 PM Unknown Unknown wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
8 Status 0xf22588f734fb08deae83f5e05bc21ffe 1/18/2012 11:59:00 AM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
9 Status 0xdcd21b26a1695e4178d4d043bf8f1fd2 9/18/2011 11:38:00 AM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
10 Status 0xbf0fd368dc11c83250ed12a0c27f82f0 9/12/2011 3:56:00 PM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
11 Status 0xdfced8162f7108f9cb07371b0f6fabbb 9/3/2011 2:42:00 AM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
12 Status 0x24caa6c5055569e6e16fff283890bc3a 9/2/2011 8:34:00 PM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
13 Status 0x5011a24aecf4d573473bdc15ee84c178 8/31/2011 12:16:00 AM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
14 Status 0x4d8d175ae656aa36da3d1655fb449eaf 8/21/2011 9:25:00 AM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
15 Status 0x0c3e22e451e6a7aac2c0e626d9bdda8d 8/10/2011 6:36:00 PM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
16 Status 0xc4eba2e5b1d2da2fe149b06ee33d8926 6/12/2011 7:34:00 PM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
17 Status 0x5a735d531a32ead3c9ce0761110709df 4/19/2011 5:42:00 AM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
18 Status 0x5b3daab92cf98237cec554b9936ecba2 4/4/2011 6:38:00 AM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 200 KB
19 Status 0x7e98c2326b031089bb58ad337ab5e1ca 3/17/2011 8:04:00 PM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
20 Status 0x49252eb7d48672c764bdf79aec4f51ff 3/16/2011 8:33:00 PM Unknown Unknown wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
21 Status 0x02306d30087259e113fb014e94fbd37e 2/28/2011 8:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown wmpnscfg.exe 197 KB
22 Status 0x18b0bf784921edb801855cc108a7e07d 2/13/2011 12:33:00 PM Unknown Unknown wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
23 Status 0x038d53d0c01ed9c5c0bbfa48030104e2 1/11/2011 7:47:00 PM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
24 Status 0xd2e4b4f57fac399a4f95da7972a00be5 11/3/2010 8:10:00 PM Unknown 11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) wmpnscfg.exe 199 KB
25 Status 0xf403b6a0720c49b50e097b3f4a20d2f9 9/11/2010 11:42:00 AM Unknown 11.0.5705.5043 (WMP_11.060824-1905) wmpnscfg.exe 398 KB


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