Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

4, 6, 11, 2 42.86%
4, 6, 4, 1 42.86%
4, 5, 12, 1 14.29%

Relationships

Parent process
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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, QueryServiceStatus, StartServiceW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, SetServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, DeleteService, OpenServiceW, RegCloseKey, CloseServiceHandle, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyW, CreateServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, DeregisterEventSource
hkutils.dll
HotkeyGetXPVolumeData
kernel32.dll
FindResourceExW, GetVersionExW, FindResourceW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetExitCodeThread, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, PulseEvent, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObject, ResetEvent, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeviceIoControl, SetEvent, CreateEventW, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, Sleep, WriteFile, CreateFileW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, GetLastError, CloseHandle, CreateThread, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetFileAttributesW, ReadFile, FormatMessageW, RtlUnwind, GetFirmwareEnvironmentVariableW, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, RaiseException, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, TlsGetValue, GetCurrentThreadId, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, ExitThread, GetCommandLineW, HeapSetInformation, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, TlsAlloc, TlsFree, ReleaseSemaphore, InitializeSListHead, InterlockedPushEntrySList, QueryDepthSList, CreateSemaphoreW, InterlockedPopEntrySList, InterlockedFlushSList, DuplicateHandle, SwitchToThread, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetSystemInfo, GetProcessAffinityMask, VirtualProtect, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetTickCount, SetThreadPriority, SetThreadAffinityMask, OutputDebugStringW, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleHandleA, FreeLibraryAndExitThread, GetThreadTimes, GetCurrentThread, SetEndOfFile, ExitProcess, TlsSetValue, SetLastError, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetStdHandle, GetLocaleInfoW, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoW, HeapCreate, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetThreadPriority, InterlockedExchange, SetFilePointer, WideCharToMultiByte, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeW, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetLocaleInfoA, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, SignalObjectAndWait, SleepEx, CreateTimerQueue, DeleteTimerQueueTimer, CreateTimerQueueTimer, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, lstrlenA, LocalFree, lstrlenW, ReleaseMutex, QueryPerformanceFrequency, GetLocalTime, MoveFileW, GetTempFileNameW, FindClose, FindNextFileW, FindFirstFileW, GetFullPathNameW, GetFileAttributesExW, CreateMutexW, LocalAlloc, lstrcpynW, CompareStringW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW
ole32.dll
PropVariantClear, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeEx, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitialize, CLSIDFromProgID, OleRun
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
StrStrIW, StrCmpNIW, StrTrimW
user32.dll
GetSystemMetrics
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueW

hpHotkeyMonitor.exe

HP Hotkey Support by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove hpHotkeyMonitor.exe
Version:   4, 5, 12, 1
MD5:   b52c679621627adbf4c800227ec60a41
SHA1:   6a4fb3cf334e6df52eb19566c8d8dd8613a3d27e
SHA256:   0dae0f5a549ccad37740258eb9be9c124c8198d9c9bc96e1098a01a26155236b

Overview

hphotkeymonitor.exe runs as a service under the name hpHotkeyMonitor with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program HP Hotkey Support published by Hewlett-Packard and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hphotkeymonitor.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Company
Product name:HP Hotkey Support
Description:hpHotkeyMonitor Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp hotkey support\hphotkeymonitor.exe
File version:4, 5, 12, 1
Size:359.88 KB (368,512 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, November 16, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Hewlett-Packard
3% remove
HP HotKey provides support for special function keys.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'hpHotkeyMonitor'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00003045%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000968%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002077%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,092,007 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:7.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.13 MB
Private (minimum):5.42 MB
Non-paged memory:7.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:69.28 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):75.61 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.43 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.4 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:11
12
Handles:163
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp hotkey support\hphotkeymonitor.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:hpHotkeyMonitor
Description:“hpHotkeyMonitor service”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 57.14%
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.86%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 28.57% of HP Hotkey Support.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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