Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

120.0.4.000 33.33%
100.0.272.000 33.33%
100.0.175.000 33.33%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW
comctl32.dll
_TrackMouseEvent, InitCommonControlsEx
gdi32.dll
CreateFontW, GetTextMetricsW, DPtoLP, CreateFontIndirectW, GetDeviceCaps, CreateRoundRectRgn, GetLayout, SetLayout, SetBkMode, StretchBlt, GetObjectW, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreateRectRgn, GetClipBox, SelectClipRgn, RectVisible, FrameRgn, SetTextColor, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, BitBlt, DeleteDC, GetStockObject, CreatePen, SelectObject, Rectangle, CreateSolidBrush, MoveToEx, LineTo, DeleteObject
kernel32.dll
SetEvent, GetCommandLineW, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, lstrcpynW, GetACP, lstrcpyW, FreeResource, CreateFileW, SetFilePointer, LoadLibraryW, SetErrorMode, GetProcAddress, WriteFile, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoW, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, LoadLibraryA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, InterlockedExchange, lstrlenW, RaiseException, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetLastError, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, lstrcmpiW, FreeLibrary, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, GetTickCount, CloseHandle, GetCurrentThreadId, SetLastError, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleFileNameW, GlobalAlloc, GetTimeFormatW, GetDateFormatW, lstrcmpW, MulDiv, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalFree, GlobalHandle, LockResource, lstrlenA, WaitForSingleObject, Sleep, CreateThread, CreateEventW
msimg32.dll
GradientFill
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoResumeClassObjects, CoRegisterClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, CoSuspendClassObjects, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, CoGetClassObject, OleLockRunning, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CreateStreamOnHGlobal
user32.dll
RedrawWindow, SetTimer, ShowWindow, GetWindowRgn, SetWindowRgn, IsWindow, InvalidateRect, UpdateWindow, ReleaseDC, GetDC, ScreenToClient, GetClientRect, GetWindowRect, SetWindowPos, SetWindowTextW, SendMessageW, GetDesktopWindow, PostMessageW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, CharNextW, GetClassInfoExW, LoadCursorW, CopyRect, SetRect, InflateRect, FrameRect, DrawIconEx, LoadImageW, DrawTextExW, PostThreadMessageW, GetCursorPos, DestroyWindow, DefWindowProcW, AnimateWindow, SetLayeredWindowAttributes, RegisterClassExW, FillRect, PtInRect, CreateWindowExW, GetSystemMetrics, SetCursor, EndPaint, BeginPaint, OffsetRect, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, CallWindowProcW, GetSysColor, MoveWindow, ClientToScreen, InvalidateRgn, SetCapture, IsChild, GetParent, GetDlgItem, GetClassNameW, ReleaseCapture, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, PostQuitMessage, PeekMessageW, LoadStringW, GetDialogBaseUnits, SystemParametersInfoW, LoadBitmapW, CharUpperW, MapDialogRect, SetWindowContextHelpId, SendDlgItemMessageW, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetWindowTextW, CreateAcceleratorTableW, DestroyAcceleratorTable, SetFocus, GetFocus, GetWindow, KillTimer, UnregisterClassA
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW

hpqbam08.exe

hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series by Hewlett-Packard Co

Remove hpqbam08.exe
Version:   100.0.272.000
MD5:   64cf691ce6957c44e495031c3c8319fc
SHA1:   355bc3bee632d37ea941d48656c6d0b76ef1190e
SHA256:   872f7522b020586424f153b8d2f39f81aa6b42bc514b685bd8c0495d431d0073

What is hpqbam08.exe?

HP CUE Alert Popup Window Objects is installed when you install an HP all-in-one hardware deivce and is used to communicate various functions between the device and the PC. This is installed with either the driver or HP Digital Imaging software suite included with the device's installation. The digital imaging software enables the computer to recognize equiptment as an HP device.

Overview

hpqbam08.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation).

DetailsDetails

File name:hpqbam08.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Co.
Product name:hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series
Description:HP CUE Alert Popup Window Objects
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqbam08.exe
Original name:HPQBAM00.EXE
File version:100.0.272.000
Product version:100.000.272.000
Size:596 KB (610,304 bytes)
Build date:3/7/2008 6:13 PM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00003310%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002207%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001103%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:156 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,329/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.46 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.95 MB
Private (minimum):144 KB
Non-paged memory:2.46 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:58.27 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):65.3 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:548 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.47 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:7,508/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:112
600
GUI GDI count:170
103
GUI USER count:24
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqbam08.exe" -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.67% of hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 66.67%
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
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