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HPHC_Service.exe
HP Health Check Service by Hewlett-Packard
Version: | 3.1.9.1 |
MD5: | a19b0bb5a7eb6df2dd4a0711d36955ee |
SHA1: | 07742aa5b4a95c5bee0839d9698f0f67d440c440 |
SHA256: | 307648cafb3ddcd76fd730ca623945ed71d4276715a38d8cbb203c157c45f691 |
What is HPHC_Service.exe?
HP Health Check is a utility that is designed to alert you to potential conditions on your hard drive, and can suggest fixes, performance enhancements, and updates on a variety of issues. It also provides you with notifications of current solutions that are targeted to your specific notebook model. Running HP Health Check performs different types of tests, which include security, performance, hardware, and maintenance tests. Health Check lists both critical and recommended updates.
Overview
hphc_service.exe runs as a service under the name HP Health Check Service (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HP Health Check Service) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including HP Active Support Library published by Hewlett-Packard and HP Active Support Library published by Hewlett-Packard. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).
Details
File name: | hphc_service.exe |
Publisher: | Hewlett-Packard |
Product name: | HP Health Check Service |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp health check\hphc_service.exe |
File version: | 3.1.9.1 |
Size: | 92 KB (94,208 bytes) |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“This program provides the HP Active Support Library for the supported notebook models and operating systems. The HP Active Support Library is a collection of tools that customers can use to troubleshoot and diagnose issues with their computers. This is a critical update for HP Active Support Library. It includes several fixes to the HP maintenance and diagnostic tools such as HP Health Check, HP Battery Check, and HP System Information....”
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'HP Health Check Service'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.07430248% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.04667259% | |
User CPU: | 0.02762988% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 113 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 38,496/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 16.89 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 12.58 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 7.17 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 16.89 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 218.87 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 220.12 MB | |
Working set: | 7.4 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 12.59 MB | |
Page faults: | 8,544/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 65 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 96 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 7 | |
Handles: | 179 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 32-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp health check\hphc_service.exe" |
Owner: | SYSTEM |
Windows Service |
Service name: | SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HP Health Check Service |
Display name: | HP Health Check Service |
Description: | “HP Health Check Service” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
mscorwks.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.02801496% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.01881247% | |
User CPU: | 0.00920249% | |
CPU cycles: | 567,528/sec | |
Memory: | 9.64 MB | |
hphc_service.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.02276043% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.01363415% | |
User CPU: | 0.00912628% | |
CPU cycles: | 410,270/sec | |
Memory: | 104 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows Vista Home Premium |
50.77% |
|
Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.23% |
|
Windows Vista Home Basic |
10.77% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
1.54% |
|
Windows Vista Business |
1.54% |
|
Windows Vista™ Home Premium |
1.54% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
1.54% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
1.54% |
|
Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.54% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 71.88% of HP Health Check Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
94.29% |
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ASUS |
5.71% |
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