Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
 Additional versions
Additional versions
 
Relationships
     
    
        HPPA_Main.exe
HP Power Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)
| Version: | 2.0.6.0 | 
| MD5: | 9704de13acfae1b40ae9d8b526a18a86 | 
| SHA1: | 32f38028c7ee3cc0c8c47c38b9906fc05b4e6290 | 
| SHA256: | f097ed5d6b3b5f5a31ae27657d24a97a43a7335f8d504e5c9bb80bf73c5876df | 
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).
 Details
Details
| 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: | 2.0.6.0 | 
| Size: | 2.81 MB (2,945,080 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 9/13/2011 1:06 AM | 
| 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
 Programs
Programs
The following program will install this file
The HP Power Assistant provides an easy method for changing operating system and device configuration settings in order to manage power consumption.
 
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00170175% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00065149% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00105026% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 95,628,613 ms/min |  | 
| Context switches: | 2/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 66.46 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 43.59 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 84 KB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 66.46 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 286.83 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 287.83 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 43.7 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 57.73 MB |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 22 |  | 
| Handles: | 527 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 22 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 24 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 28 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 31 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium | 
| Platform: | 32-bit | 
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp power assistant\hppa_main.exe" /hidden | 
| Owner: | User | 
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Professional | 60.00% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 20.00% |  | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 20.00% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
Turkey installs about 40.00% of HP Power Assistant.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 100.00% |  |