Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

140.0.411.000 7.69%
140.0.323.000 46.15%
140.0.323.000 7.69%
140.0.323.000 15.38%
140.0.323.000 23.08%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW
comctl32.dll
_TrackMouseEvent, InitCommonControlsEx
gdi32.dll
GetClipBox, SelectClipRgn, RectVisible, FrameRgn, SetTextColor, Rectangle, CreatePen, CreateSolidBrush, MoveToEx, CreateRectRgn, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectObject, BitBlt, DeleteDC, GetStockObject, DeleteObject, GetTextMetricsW, CreateFontW, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetObjectW, StretchBlt, SetBkMode, SetLayout, GetLayout, CreateRoundRectRgn, GetDeviceCaps, CreateFontIndirectW, LineTo, DPtoLP
kernel32.dll
WaitForSingleObject, Sleep, CreateThread, CreateEventW, SetEvent, GetCommandLineW, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, LocalAlloc, lstrcpynW, GetACP, lstrcpyW, FreeResource, CreateFileW, SetFilePointer, LoadLibraryW, SetErrorMode, WriteFile, GetCurrentProcessId, lstrlenW, RaiseException, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, GetLastError, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, lstrcmpiW, FreeLibrary, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, GetTickCount, CloseHandle, lstrlenA, LocalFree, GetCurrentThreadId, SetLastError, MultiByteToWideChar, LoadLibraryExW, GetModuleFileNameW, GlobalAlloc, GetTimeFormatW, GetDateFormatW, lstrcmpW, MulDiv, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalFree, GlobalHandle, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedExchange, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, LoadLibraryA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, InterlockedCompareExchange
msimg32.dll
GradientFill
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoResumeClassObjects, CoRegisterClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, CoSuspendClassObjects, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, CoGetClassObject, OleLockRunning, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CreateStreamOnHGlobal
user32.dll
SetWindowContextHelpId, SendDlgItemMessageW, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetWindowTextW, CreateAcceleratorTableW, DestroyAcceleratorTable, SetFocus, MapDialogRect, GetWindow, GetDesktopWindow, ReleaseCapture, GetClassNameW, GetDlgItem, GetParent, IsChild, SetCapture, InvalidateRgn, ClientToScreen, CharUpperW, LoadBitmapW, SystemParametersInfoW, GetDialogBaseUnits, LoadStringW, PeekMessageW, PostQuitMessage, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, GetFocus, MoveWindow, GetSysColor, CallWindowProcW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetMessageW, OffsetRect, BeginPaint, EndPaint, SetCursor, GetSystemMetrics, FillRect, CreateWindowExW, PtInRect, RegisterClassExW, LoadMenuW, GetSubMenu, TrackPopupMenu, DestroyMenu, SetLayeredWindowAttributes, AnimateWindow, DefWindowProcW, DestroyWindow, GetCursorPos, PostThreadMessageW, DrawTextExW, LoadImageW, FrameRect, DrawIconEx, InflateRect, SetRect, CopyRect, LoadCursorW, GetClassInfoExW, CharNextW, IsWindow, SetWindowRgn, GetWindowRgn, MessageBoxW, KillTimer, SetTimer, RedrawWindow, ShowWindow, InvalidateRect, UpdateWindow, ReleaseDC, GetDC, ScreenToClient, GetClientRect, GetWindowRect, SetWindowPos, SetWindowTextW, SendMessageW, PostMessageW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, UnregisterClassA
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW

hpqbam08.exe

HP Digital Imaging by Hewlett Packard (Signed)

Remove hpqbam08.exe
Version:   140.0.411.000
MD5:   f01a418bddfc14d60e463c50cabc7750
SHA1:   8807223fa8562bb1c53c60cbecd251401bcf078a

What is hpqbam08.exe?

HP CUE Alert Popup Window Objects is installed when you install a piece of Hewlett Packard hardware such as a printer or scanner onto your PC. It is used to communicate various function between the HP hardware and installed software.

Overview

hpqbam08.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. The file is digitally signed by Hewlett Packard which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hpqbam08.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Co.
Product name:HP Digital Imaging
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:140.0.411.000
Product version:140.000.000.000
Size:551.85 KB (565,096 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett Packard
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Expiration date:Monday, September 3, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.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:0.00002213%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001375%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000838%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:335,969 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:444/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.79 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.71 MB
Private (minimum):2.91 MB
Non-paged memory:1.79 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:71.7 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):77.15 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.53 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.9 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,417/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:4 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:118
600
GUI GDI count:44
103
GUI GDI peak:47
142
GUI USER count:5
49
GUI USER peak:11
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqbam08.exe" -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 40.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 12.00%
Windows 8 4.00%
Windows Vista Business 4.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 4.00%
Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.00% of HP Digital Imaging.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 25.00%
Dell 25.00%
ASUS 16.67%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
Intel 8.33%
American Megatrends 4.17%
Acer 4.17%
GIGABYTE 4.17%
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