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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:   2.0.6.0
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).

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:2.0.6.0
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

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:0.00170175%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00065149%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00105026%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:95,628,613 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:2/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:66.46 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):43.59 MB
Private (minimum):84 KB
Non-paged memory:66.46 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:286.83 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):287.83 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:43.7 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):57.73 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:22
12
Handles:527
600
GUI GDI count:22
103
GUI GDI peak:24
142
GUI USER count:28
49
GUI USER peak:31
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

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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