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

VersionsAdditional versions

130.0.469.000 30.77%
130.0.373.000 69.23%

Relationships

PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
kernel32.dll
GetLastError, FindFirstFileA, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateFileA, lstrcpyA, OutputDebugStringA, FormatMessageA, Sleep, GetVersionExA, GlobalDeleteAtom, GlobalGetAtomNameA, GetModuleHandleA, CreateThread, CreateEventA, SetEvent, GlobalAddAtomA, GetCommandLineA, ExitProcess, CloseHandle, FreeLibrary, GetShortPathNameA, LoadLibraryA, SetErrorMode, CreateDirectoryA, GetFileAttributesA, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoA, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, FindNextFileA, FindClose, GetPrivateProfileIntA, LocalAlloc, WritePrivateProfileStringA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, LocalFree, FindResourceA, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GetModuleFileNameA, lstrlenA, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, WideCharToMultiByte, InitializeCriticalSection, lstrcmpiA, lstrlenW, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, MultiByteToWideChar, GetTickCount, DeleteCriticalSection, RaiseException, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize
user32.dll
GetWindowLongA, DefWindowProcA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, PostMessageA, CharNextW, CharNextA, wsprintfA, LoadStringA, CreateWindowExA, RegisterClassA, LoadCursorA, CharUpperA, GetMessageA, PostThreadMessageA, DestroyWindow, RegisterWindowMessageA, FindWindowA, MessageBoxA
winspool.drv
EnumJobsA, OpenPrinterA, SetJobA, SetPrinterA, ClosePrinter

hpqste08.exe

HP Digital Imaging by Hewlett-Packard Co

Remove hpqste08.exe
Version:   130.0.469.000
MD5:   f16eea6cca9d8a7d1193ae80e43fbbc7
SHA1:   9d8d6de05857eeddcd9b3a0b8f654a83da2b220a
SHA256:   47e84a0106b37e0b989ac4bfeb097591d0696aee92f9c3ef9b08135e25659e87

What is hpqste08.exe?

HP CUE Status Root 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

hpqste08.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked.

DetailsDetails

File name:hpqste08.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Co.
Product name:HP Digital Imaging
Description:HP CUE Status Root
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqste08.exe
Original name:HPQSTE00.EXE
File version:130.0.469.000
Product version:130.000.999.000
Size:165 KB (168,960 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Windows firewall allowed program
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • 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:0.00048575%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00027483%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00021092%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:7,215,206 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:13,354/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.6 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.61 MB
Private (minimum):4.35 MB
Non-paged memory:4.6 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:88.8 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):94.75 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.65 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.49 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:29,256/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:12.83 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:5 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:8/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:188
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:10
142
GUI USER count:10
49
GUI USER peak:12
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqste08.exe" -ctxid "#hewlett-packard#hp photosmart c5200 series#1358180720" -startup
  • "C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqste08.exe" -ctxid "#hewlett-packard#hp photosmart c4400 series#1340742871" -startup
  • "C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqste08.exe" -ctxid "#hewlett-packard#hp photosmart c3100 series#1345959738" -startup
  • "C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqste08.exe" -ctxid "#hewlett-packard#hp photosmart c4200 series#1347156722" -startup
Owner:User
Parent process:hpqtra08.exe (HP Digital Imaging by Hewlett-Packard Co)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 69.23%
Windows 7 Home Premium 15.38%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.69%
Windows 7 Home Basic 7.69%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 38.46% of HP Digital Imaging.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
American Megatrends 50.00%
GIGABYTE 25.00%
ASUS 25.00%
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