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Process Library

  
PC Pitstop Libraries > Process Library > hpbootop.exe

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hpbootop.exe (HPBootOp)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.05%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB

PC Pitstop Analysis

HPBootOp.exe - Boot optimizer application for H-P computers.

Recommendation

Win Patrol

hpbootop.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides a easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


Identification

In addition to the file name, hpbootop.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Hewlett-Packard
Product contains:HPBootOp
File name contains:\Hewlett-Packard\HP Boot Optimizer\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.

MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called hpbootop.exe, we have detected 8 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
hpbootop.exe8
#MD5Size
10x358371ce9dbd0cdc41876eee8723bca0307200 bytes
20x42dcc44cf5fa41100d7a5be01d866180249856 bytes
30xa789b145f17fa5c2326907f4872fe173249856 bytes
40x30a086ba3520555b718e77763b1c52c0245760 bytes
50x6ecf7df7d31ce2509feb0411a3ace8d81605740 bytes
60x4ad6a2b5185459454f4f5edbcca888e0258048 bytes
70x6146769d38c15e51fb990b9e459a49cc245760 bytes
80x7cf4a2cce8956274ae6b84367114c121249856 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. hpbootop.exe (HPBootOp) has been seen on 0.05% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 1 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.

Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.hp.com/

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/hpbootop/

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.