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VersionsAdditional versions

2.5.0.16 40.00%
2.0.6.0 20.00%
2.0.5.1 20.00%
2.0.3.1 20.00%

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HPPA_Main.exe

HP Power Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove HPPA_Main.exe
Version:   2.0.5.1
MD5:   1da040223e1539f1015b2e25b09388d2
SHA1:   02b4d93719c75bd02f1d6a194d8f1e10bf99c369
SHA256:   72680c0dd44771f4538e19af8075f4bcad2a69c4d88da9bfdc0c25c053bfc167

Overview

hppa_main.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This is typically installed with the program HP Power Assistant 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:hppa_main.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Company
Product name:HP Power Assistant
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp power assistant\hppa_main.exe
File version:2.0.5.1
Size:2.81 MB (2,944,056 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
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
7% remove
The HP Power Assistant provides an easy method for changing operating system and device configuration settings in order to manage power consumption.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00190253%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00077739%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00112514%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:655 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:2/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:53.78 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):34.42 MB
Private (minimum):29.06 MB
Non-paged memory:53.78 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:271.52 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):276.51 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:34.41 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):54.82 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:22
12
Handles:578
600
GUI GDI count:22
103
GUI GDI peak:24
142
GUI USER count:29
49
GUI USER peak:32
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp power assistant\hppa_main.exe" /hidden
Owner:User

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
HPPA_Main.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01279902%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00088779%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01191123%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:344,496/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:2.82 MB
1.16 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00175291%
Kernel CPU:0.00104429%
User CPU:0.00070862%
CPU cycles:205,193/sec
Memory:5.67 MB
wpfgfx_v0300.dll
Total CPU:0.00007458%
Kernel CPU:0.00007458%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,647/sec
Memory:1.67 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 60.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Turkey installs about 40.00% of HP Power Assistant.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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