The wmpmetwk.exe process is an executable program file that has been reported by many users as a malicious program associated with the Worm.Rebhip software, which is a self-replicating application known to infect Windows-based system. Classified as a worm by many user reports, the wmpmetwk.exe process is said to be capable of automatically initializing during system startup by using certain keys and entries that the wmpmetwk.exe process creates and injects into the Windows System Registry upon its successful placement and activation in the system. While continuing to covertly operate as a background process during system runtime, the wmpmetwk.exe process is said to create duplicates of itself and exploit unprotected TCP/IP network ports, in order to transmit these replicated copies to other computers that are remotely and locally connected to the network. Some users claim that the wmpmetwk.exe process is also integrated with Trojan-like functionalities, such as the ability to use these exploited TCP/IP network ports to download more malicious programs from remote servers that are operated and managed by the authors of the wmpmetwk.exe process.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. wmpmetwk.exe. is used by Worm.Rebhip, If you shut down wmpmetwk.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop wmpmetwk.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Worm.Rebhip, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed wmpmetwk.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Worm.Rebhip, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if wmpmetwk.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that wmpmetwk.exe, belongs to, in this case Worm.Rebhip