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HPPA_Service.exe
HPPA_Service by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)
Version: | 2.5.0.16 |
MD5: | 44ad1d87919994161131d5fb16c5b551 |
SHA1: | 0f633e14792c3e0aad165ab8fec173a5ab1bb484 |
SHA256: | 2548c2421d1d974c5ab7f02ce69e55365ddeddc535701c38386a9ac7162e03d4 |
Overview
hppa_service.exe runs as a service under the name HP Power Assistant Service within the local user context. 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).
Details
File name: | hppa_service.exe |
Publisher: | Hewlett-Packard Company |
Product name: | HPPA_Service |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp power assistant\hppa_service.exe |
File version: | 2.5.0.16 |
Size: | 149.41 KB (152,992 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
Programs
The following programs 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.
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'HP Power Assistant Service'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00092811% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00047620% | |
User CPU: | 0.00045191% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 51,870,333 ms/min | |
Context switches: | 4/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 63.32 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 56 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 45.92 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 63.32 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 600.7 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 603.67 MB | |
Working set: | 46.01 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 57.04 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 24 | |
Handles: | 464 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp power assistant\hppa_service.exe" |
Owner: | User |
Windows Service |
Service name: | HP Power Assistant Service |
Description: | “This service monitors the power usage of this computer and allows the HP Power Assistant application to turn devices on and off.” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Professional |
62.50% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.50% |
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Distribution by country
Russia installs about 25.00% of HPPA_Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
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