CORESHREDDER.exe
File Sanitizer For HP Protect Tools by Hewlett-Packard
Overview
There are 3 versions of coreshredder.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.0.0.15. coreshredder.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 11.71 MB. Numerous variations of coreshredder.exe have been installed with both File Sanitizer For HP ProtectTools and HP ESU for Microsoft Windows 7. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0007% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.08 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.92 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 0 Bytes per minute.
What is coreshredder.exe?
Permanently delete files, folders and identity information from laptops and desktops to help protect users’ personal information.
 Details
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| File name: | coreshredder.exe |
| Publisher: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Product name: | File Sanitizer For HP Protect Tools |
| Description: | File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\file sanitizer\coreshredder.exe |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of File Sanitizer For HP Protect Tools.)
“File Sanitizer makes it easy to remove files that could be used to identify, contact or locate users. Choose manual or scheduled sanitizing, multiple levels of security and ensure free space is comple...”
HP ESU stands for Essential System Updates.
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of coreshredder.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'File Sanitizer' → C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\File Sanitizer\CoreShredder.exe
All file variations of coreshredder.exe
