hpwuschd2.exe
hpwuSchd Application by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)
Overview
There are 12 versions of hpwuschd2.exe in the wild, the latest version being 100, 0, 1, 0. hpwuschd2.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 53.19 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Hewlett-Packard Company by VeriSign. The programs HP Driver Diagnostics, HP Update and HP Unload DLL Patch have been observed as installing specific variations of hpwuschd2.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0008% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.2 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 4.28 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 394 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is hpwuschd2.exe?
hpwuSchd Application Updater (hpwuschd2.exe) is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
 Details
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| File name: | hpwuschd2.exe |
| Publisher: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Product name: | hpwuSchd Application |
| Description: | hpwuSchd Application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hp\hp software update\hpwuschd2.exe |
| Original name: | hpwuSchd.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Hewlett-Packard Company |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of hpwuSchd Application.)
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Australian Taxation Office |
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“MapSource is software that lets you create, view, and edit waypoints, routes, and tracks on your computer and transfer them to your navigation device for your next trip. It was previously included wit...”
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“The HP Driver Diagnostics tool is a web-based diagnostic that enables you to simply determine whether you are using the right and most current driver for your commercial HP printer. Now, instead of se...”
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of hpwuschd2.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'HP Software Update' → C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'HP-Online-Aktualisierungsprogramm' runs weekly in the path '\HP-Online-Aktualisierungsprogramm'
- The job 'Programme de mise à jour en ligne de HP.' runs weekly in the path '\Programme de mise à jour en ligne de HP.'
- The task 'Программа обновления НР-онлайн.' runs weekly in the path '\Программа обновления НР-онлайн.'
- The job 'HP online update program' runs weekly in the path '\HP online update program'
- Entry path '\Programa de atualização online da HP'
- Entry path '\Программа обновления НР-онлайн.'
- Entry path '\HP-Online-Aktualisierungsprogramm'
- Entry path '\Programme de mise à jour en ligne de HP.'
- Entry path '\HP online update program'
All file variations of hpwuschd2.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
48.75% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.54% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.19% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
7.47% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
7.47% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.20% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.85% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.49% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.14% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
1.42% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.42% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.42% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.07% |
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| Windows 8 |
1.07% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.71% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
0.71% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
0.36% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.36% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.36% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 54.91% of hpwuSchd Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
37.05% |
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| Dell |
16.07% |
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| Toshiba |
13.39% |
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| Sony |
9.82% |
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| ASUS |
6.25% |
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| Acer |
5.80% |
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| Intel |
4.46% |
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| Lenovo |
3.57% |
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| Samsung |
1.79% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.89% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.89% |
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