Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
| 10, 1, 1, 6 |
55.56% |
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| 10, 1, 1, 5 |
5.56% |
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| 10, 1, 1, 4 |
2.78% |
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| 9, 0, 0, 0 |
8.33% |
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| 8, 0, 0, 0 |
5.56% |
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| 7, 0, 5, 0 |
5.56% |
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| 7, 0, 0, 0 |
8.33% |
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| 6, 0, 0, 0 |
2.78% |
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| 5, 0, 5, 3 |
2.78% |
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| 4, 5, 0, 802 |
2.78% |
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Relationships
hpzipm12.exe
HP PML by HP
| Version: | 9, 0, 0, 0 |
| MD5: | 9d84376931440f3679beef2a414fa493 |
| SHA1: | fdc37ab1558881de5c444e9a7f560a5b5c5a04d2 |
| SHA256: | c800227a67c3c10a26114db54f5390d2a475d36be65e87cb890a6819b0bb4884 |
What is hpzipm12.exe?
HP PML is a protocol that allows many applications to exchange device management information with many printers. PML is an object oriented request-reply protocol which supports asynchronous printer query, control, and monitor capabilities.
Overview
hpzipm12.exe runs as a service under the name Pml Driver HPZ12 (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Pml Driver HPZ12) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access).
Details
| File name: | hpzipm12.exe |
| Publisher: | HP |
| Product name: | HP PML |
| Description: | PML Driver |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\hpzipm12.exe |
| Original name: | PmlDrv.exe |
| File version: | 9, 0, 0, 0 |
| Size: | 68 KB (69,632 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 5.671928 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00111297% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00059608% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00051689% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 171,875 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 14/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.42 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.77 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.77 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.42 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 31.39 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 37.79 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.77 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.77 MB | |
| Page faults: | 2,353/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 30 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 171.66 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 2,413/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 108 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 3 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | C:\Windows\System32\hpzipm12.exe |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Pml Driver HPZ12 |
| Display name: | Pml Driver HPZ12 |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
94.44% |
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| Windows XP Home Edition |
2.78% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
2.78% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 60.00% of HP PML.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
40.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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| Toshiba |
16.00% |
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| American Megatrends |
12.00% |
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| Intel |
8.00% |
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| Acer |
4.00% |
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