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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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PE structurePE file structure

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DllMain

HPPA_Main.exe

HP Power Assistant by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove HPPA_Main.exe
Version:   2.5.0.16
MD5:   a1e0ac5fb02de674b108c9ca232ea8a5
SHA1:   5ffb25e5c733465c9b7d113a85dc8b02a4ce6019
SHA256:   dfae66e267fab2361bd52daa7186ef4d88b4a05b1166aeb8005c0f255508d3ba

Overview

hppa_main.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent qlbcontroller.exe (HP Hotkey Support by Hewlett-Packard Company). It is installed with a couple of know programs including HP Power Assistant published by Hewlett-Packard and HP Power Assistant published by Hewlett-Packard. 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:2.5.0.16
Size:3.33 MB (3,488,640 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
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs 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:0.00061097%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00011809%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00049287%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:72,306,464 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:4/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:96.13 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):77.96 MB
Private (minimum):41.53 MB
Non-paged memory:96.13 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:730.2 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):740.53 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:45.84 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):99.62 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:23
12
Handles:697
600
GUI GDI count:30
103
GUI GDI peak:38
142
GUI USER count:34
49
GUI USER peak:39
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp power assistant\hppa_main.exe" /hidden
  • "C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp power assistant\hppa_main.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:qlbcontroller.exe (HP Hotkey Support by Hewlett-Packard Company)

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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