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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

70.0.170.000 66.67%
61.0.163.000 33.33%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
gdi32.dll
SetTextColor, DeleteObject, CreateFontIndirectA, GetObjectA, CreateSolidBrush, SetBrushOrgEx
gdiplus.dll
GdipDeletePen, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdiplusShutdown, GdiplusStartup, GdipCloneImage, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipDrawImageRectRect, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipAlloc, GdipCreateSolidFill, GdipSetPenDashStyle, GdipCreatePen1, GdipDisposeImage, GdipLoadImageFromFile, GdipFillRectangle, GdipDrawRectangle, GdipCloneBrush, GdipFree
hpqtap08.dll
_TapasHandleHelpButton@12
kernel32.dll
MultiByteToWideChar, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, SetErrorMode, LoadLibraryA, AddAtomA, lstrcmpiA, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, lstrlenA, lstrlenW, GlobalDeleteAtom, GlobalAddAtomA, WideCharToMultiByte, DeleteAtom, GetAtomNameA, GlobalGetAtomNameA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, GetPrivateProfileIntA, DeleteFileA, FreeLibrary, OutputDebugStringA, LocalFree, CloseHandle, CreateProcessA, lstrcatA, lstrcpyA, LocalAlloc, GetCommandLineA, ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, CreateMutexA, GetModuleFileNameA, FindClose, FindNextFileA, FindFirstFileA, FormatMessageA, GetLastError, WriteFile, CreateFileA, GetTempFileNameA, GetTempPathA, GetTickCount, SetFilePointer, GetCurrentThreadId, RaiseException, InitializeCriticalSection
mfc42.dll
DllMain
msvcp60.dll
DllMain
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExA
user32.dll
CharNextA, LoadCursorA, EnableWindow, PostMessageA, SendMessageA, RegisterWindowMessageA, PostThreadMessageA, RemovePropA, SetWindowLongA, CallWindowProcA, GetPropA, SetCursor, GetParent, GetWindowLongA, SetPropA, GetDlgItem, LoadIconA, KillTimer, SetTimer, InvalidateRect, LoadBitmapA, MessageBeep, IsWindowVisible, RedrawWindow, GetClientRect, GetWindowRect, FrameRect, DrawIcon, GetSystemMetrics, IsIconic, MapWindowPoints, PostQuitMessage, UpdateWindow, GetDesktopWindow, LoadStringA, EndPaint, BeginPaint, GetKeyState, PeekMessageA, DispatchMessageA, wsprintfA, DefWindowProcA, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, ShowWindow, SetForegroundWindow, AttachThreadInput, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetForegroundWindow
winspool.drv
GetPrinterA, OpenPrinterA, ClosePrinter

hpqste08.exe

hp digital imaging by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove hpqste08.exe
Version:   70.0.170.000
MD5:   88029974b1c9995cfa3bd9560bba2eef
SHA1:   bda8e5027779d473bf55ff363fd124c13a2ad8ad
SHA256:   20c93f028c4306d2a77e28aca195f90de7065e43279b3f77c48340c79d963b2a

What is hpqste08.exe?

HP CUE Status is installed when you install a HP printer, scanner or other device on the computer. It is used to communicate various functions between the HP hardware and installed software. The program is installed with either the driver or HP Digital Imaging software suite included with the device.

Overview

hpqste08.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent hpqtra08.exe (hp digital imaging by Hewlett-Packard Company). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hpqste08.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:hp digital imaging
Description:HP CUE Status
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqste08.exe
Original name:HPQSTS00.EXE
File version:70.0.170.000
Product version:070.000.170.000
Size:233.71 KB (239,320 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.
Effective date:Friday, April 8, 2005
Expiration date:Saturday, April 7, 2007
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqste08.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqste08.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00174954%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00048386%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00126567%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,234 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:11/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:12.72 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):18.59 MB
Private (minimum):14.87 MB
Non-paged memory:12.72 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:92.79 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):95.81 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:18.59 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):18.59 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:38,745/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:533.36 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:25/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:426 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:768 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:68/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:266
600
GUI GDI count:120
103
GUI USER count:109
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqste08.exe" -ctxid "#hewlett-packard#hp officejet 6300 series#1345480453" -startup
Owner:User
Parent process:hpqtra08.exe (hp digital imaging by Hewlett-Packard Company)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00810582%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00572613%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00237969%
0.165382%
Context switches:11/sec
79/sec
Memory:352 KB
1.16 MB
hpqSTE08.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00014872%
Kernel CPU:0.00007436%
User CPU:0.00007436%
Memory:232 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

DK installs about 50.00% of hp digital imaging.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Intel 100.00%
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