Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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HPPA_Service.exe
HPPA_Service by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)
Version: | 1.1.1.6 |
MD5: | 15863e96f68c0b534ae5003f98cabbc3 |
SHA1: | f963c990981e90dbb043bfd7f2651b2538bdfe31 |
SHA256: | 85c358421df92e28ae91f10f7f865c8ac2884cedd8158e9ab296e0ff1cbb5f97 |
Overview
hppa_service.exe runs as a service under the name HP Power Assistant Service with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). 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
File name: | hppa_service.exe |
Product name: | HPPA_Service |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp power assistant\hppa_service.exe |
File version: | 1.1.1.6 |
Size: | 105.05 KB (107,576 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Hewlett-Packard Company |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
Expiration date: | Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
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.
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: | 0.00040702% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00016238% | |
User CPU: | 0.00024464% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 265 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 103,244/sec | |
Context switches: | 3/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 42.99 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 34.77 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 23.54 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 42.99 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 547.29 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 552.33 MB | |
Working set: | 26.08 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 34.8 MB | |
Page faults: | 13,498/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 241 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 21 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 134 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 5/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 15 | |
Handles: | 335 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp power assistant\hppa_service.exe" |
Owner: | SYSTEM |
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) |
Threads
Averages
mscorwks.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00052326% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00015787% | |
User CPU: | 0.00036539% | |
CPU cycles: | 15,350/sec | |
Memory: | 9.61 MB | |
HPPA_Service.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00012605% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00010389% | |
User CPU: | 0.00002216% | |
CPU cycles: | 4,284/sec | |
Memory: | 128 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
75.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of HPPA_Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
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