What is HWAPI.exe?

HWAPI.exe is part of McAfee HackerWatch Service and developed by McAfee, Inc. according to the HWAPI.exe version information.

HWAPI.exe's description is "McAfee HackerWatch Service"

HWAPI.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\HackerWatch\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on HWAPI.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMcAfee HackerWatch Service
Company nameMcAfee, Inc.
File descriptionMcAfee HackerWatch Service
Original filenameHWAPI.exe
Legal copyright(c) McAfee, Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version8.3.105.0
File version8.3.105.0

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

Product nameMcAfee HackerWatch Service
Company nameMcAfee, Inc.
File descriptionMcAfee HackerWatch Service
Original filenameHWAPI.exe
Legal copyright(c) McAfee, Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version8.3.105.0
File version8.3.105.0

Folder name variants

HWAPI.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\HackerWatch\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD538bccf016b694a745e1cdbc0b080a59c
SHA256ada6d335e85533f8df1e8bf0efdaa47c8be83dcef1d726be7491ad4a39fc9b97

Error Messages

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

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

hwapi.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.

McAfee HackerWatch Service has stopped working.

End Program - hwapi.exe. This program is not responding.

hwapi.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with HWAPI.exe. 20% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 4 votes to keep

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