What is WNetWatcher.exe?

WNetWatcher.exe is part of Wireless Network Watcher and developed by NirSoft according to the WNetWatcher.exe version information.

WNetWatcher.exe’s description is “Wireless Network Watcher“

WNetWatcher.exe is digitally signed by Nir Sofer.

WNetWatcher.exe is usually located in the ‘C:\Program Files\NirSoft\Wireless Network Watcher\’ folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about WNetWatcher.exe.

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Vendor and version information ?]

The following is the available information on WNetWatcher.exe:

PropertyValueProduct nameWireless Network WatcherCompany nameNirSoftFile descriptionWireless Network WatcherInternal nameWireless Network WatcherOriginal filenameWNetWatcher.exeLegal copyrightCopyright © 2011 – 2013 Nir SoferProduct version1.70File version1.70

Here’s a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameWireless Network WatcherCompany nameNirSoftFile descriptionWireless Network WatcherInternal nameWireless Network WatcherOriginal filenameWNetWatcher.exeLegal copyrightCopyright © 2011 – 2013 Nir SoferProduct version1.70File version1.70

Digital signatures ?]

WNetWatcher.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValueSigner nameNir SoferCertificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2Certificate serial number00a1a3e7280e0a2df12f84309649820519

VirusTotal report

None of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WNetWatcher.exe file.

Folder name variants

WNetWatcher.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\NirSoft\Wireless Network Watcher\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\NirSoft\Wireless Network Watcher\

Hashes ?]

PropertyValueMD509c34a2617401c4a154fe47d5f3963b7SHA256db7757c8a67a38337ba11ba24a689121e56e91db4a9cc3daf0204a9b038c23a7

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to wnetwatcher.exe:

wnetwatcher.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

wnetwatcher.exe – Application Error. The instruction at “0xXXXXXXXX” referenced memory at “0xXXXXXXXX”. The memory could not be “read/written”. Click on OK to terminate the program.

Wireless Network Watcher has stopped working.

End Program – wnetwatcher.exe. This program is not responding.

wnetwatcher.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

wnetwatcher.exe – Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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