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VersionsAdditional versions

6, 0, 18, 1 16.67%
6, 0, 9, 1 50.00%
4.2.9.1 33.33%

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accelerometerst.exe

HP 3D DriveGuard by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove accelerometerst.exe
Version:   6, 0, 9, 1
MD5:   bdad0efd48ce92f421ff8e4efee90188
SHA1:   25218b7e7ee30879d942720a4ff7cc9d55a3bc59

Overview

accelerometerst.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program HP 3D DriveGuard published by Hewlett-Packard and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:accelerometerst.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Company
Product name:HP 3D DriveGuard
Description:Hp Accelerometer System Tray
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp 3d driveguard\accelerometerst.exe
Original name:SystemTrayApplet.exe
File version:6, 0, 9, 1
Size:75.28 KB (77,088 bytes)
Build date:3/2/2013 11:05 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Hewlett-Packard
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HP 3D DriveGuard receives notifications from the integrated accelerometer and protects the hard drive (HDD) by automatically "parking the heads" to reduce the risk of damage if the notebook is accidentally dropped or is abruptly impacted by another object.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'AccelerometerSysTrayApplet' → "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\AccelerometerSt.Exe"
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'AccelerometerSysTrayApplet' → C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\AccelerometerST.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00008806%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006109%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002697%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:39 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,004/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.45 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.56 MB
Private (minimum):2.35 MB
Non-paged memory:1.45 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:95.71 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):99.47 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.56 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.99 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,930/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:58 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:8 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:87
600
GUI GDI count:22
103
GUI GDI peak:23
142
GUI USER count:13
49
GUI USER peak:14
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp 3d driveguard\accelerometerst.exe"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 50.00%
Windows 8 33.33%
Windows 7 Home Basic 16.67%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Canada installs about 33.33% of HP 3D DriveGuard.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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