Should I block it?

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

VersionsAdditional versions

70.0.170.000 88.89%
61.0.163.000 11.11%

Relationships

Child processes
Related files

hpqtra08.exe

hp digital imaging by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove hpqtra08.exe
Version:   70.0.170.000
MD5:   4543367e50bd35e7d1269d42841b156e
SHA1:   753539976bdc1ffe9c0b5fd9514b9d35fc34d352
SHA256:   f9961cdac29b4ab67926c688484f638be0d3ad81fec503288703ec03603a88e7

What is hpqtra08.exe?

HP Digital Imaging Monitor 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

hpqtra08.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. 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:hpqtra08.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:hp digital imaging
Description:HP Digital Imaging Monitor
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
Original name:HPQTRA00.EXE
File version:70.0.170.000
Product version:070.000.170.000
Size:281.71 KB (288,472 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
Entropy:5.570277
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

All users start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu' (shared by all users)
  • Shortcut to 'hpqtra08.exe'
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'hpqtra08.exe'
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\hpqtra08.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02254466%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01700375%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00554092%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:961 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
User CPU time:3 ms/min
0 ms/min
Context switches:9/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.59 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.37 MB
Private (minimum):5.59 MB
Non-paged memory:5.59 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:58.46 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):63.85 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.89 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.49 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:19,099/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:320.39 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:60/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:852 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:3/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:1.1 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:310/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:258
600
GUI GDI count:18
103
GUI USER count:58
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
hpqtra08.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00809153%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00579027%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00230126%
0.165382%
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:276 KB
1.16 MB
hpqusg.dll (hp digital imaging by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P)
Total CPU:0.00044689%
Kernel CPU:0.00029792%
User CPU:0.00014896%
Context switches:2/sec
Memory:348 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 88.89%
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 11.11%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 75.00% of hp digital imaging.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Intel 100.00%
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