Should I block it?

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

VersionsAdditional versions

4, 0, 14, 1 20.00%
4, 0, 12, 1 60.00%
3, 0, 8, 4 20.00%

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advapi32.dll
AdjustTokenPrivileges, RegQueryValueA, RegEnumKeyA, RegOpenKeyA, RegOpenKeyExA, LookupPrivilegeValueA, OpenProcessToken, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExA
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleA
gdi32.dll
CreateRectRgnIndirect, GetStockObject, GetBkColor, GetMapMode, GetRgnBox, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, SelectObject, Escape, SetViewportExtEx, DeleteDC, ExtSelectClipRgn, ScaleWindowExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, GetDeviceCaps, GetObjectA, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetClipBox, GetTextColor, CreateBitmap, TextOutA, RectVisible, PtVisible, GetWindowExtEx, GetViewportExtEx, DeleteObject, SetMapMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, ExtTextOutA, ScaleViewportExtEx
kernel32.dll
GetFileAttributesA, GetFileTime, WritePrivateProfileStringA, HeapAlloc, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, RtlUnwind, ExitThread, CreateThread, SetErrorMode, SetStdHandle, GetFileType, VirtualFree, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, GetStdHandle, GetACP, IsValidCodePage, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, TlsFree, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, GlobalHandle, GlobalReAlloc, TlsGetValue, GlobalFlags, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThread, ConvertDefaultLocale, EnumResourceLanguagesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetFullPathNameA, GetVolumeInformationA, FindClose, DuplicateHandle, GetFileSize, SetEndOfFile, UnlockFile, LockFile, FlushFileBuffers, ReadFile, GetThreadLocale, SuspendThread, ResumeThread, SetThreadPriority, GlobalAlloc, FormatMessageA, MulDiv, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GlobalFree, FreeResource, GlobalGetAtomNameA, GlobalAddAtomA, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, lstrcmpW, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, SetLastError, TerminateProcess, OpenProcess, GetCurrentProcess, GetVersionExA, GetTickCount, Sleep, CreateMutexA, IsDBCSLeadByte, RaiseException, GetModuleFileNameA, LoadLibraryExA, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, CreateFileA, LocalFree, lstrcmpA, LocalSize, LocalAlloc, GetModuleHandleA, FindNextFileA, FindFirstFileA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, DeleteFileA, GetVersion, CompareStringA, lstrcmpiA, InterlockedExchange, FreeLibrary, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetUserDefaultLangID, LoadLibraryA, FindResourceExA, SetEvent, LeaveCriticalSection, CloseHandle, FindResourceA, ResetEvent, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, CreateEventA, LoadResource, InitializeCriticalSection, LockResource, SizeofResource, InterlockedDecrement, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedIncrement, lstrlenA, WaitForSingleObject, GetLastError, ExitProcess
ole32.dll
CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, OleRun, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream, CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream, StringFromGUID2, CoGetObject, OleUninitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleInitialize, CoGetClassObject, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, CoRevokeClassObject, OleIsCurrentClipboard, OleFlushClipboard, CoRegisterMessageFilter
rasapi32.dll
RasGetConnectStatusA, RasEnumConnectionsA
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathA, ShellExecuteA
shlwapi.dll
UrlUnescapeA, PathFindFileNameA, PathFindExtensionA, PathIsUNCA, PathStripToRootA, PathAppendA, PathFileExistsA
tapi32.dll
lineShutdown, lineGetCallInfo, lineGetNewCalls, lineOpen, lineGetDevCaps, lineInitialize, lineNegotiateAPIVersion
user32.dll
ReleaseCapture, SetCapture, InvalidateRgn, InvalidateRect, SetRect, IsRectEmpty, CopyAcceleratorTableA, LoadCursorA, GetSysColorBrush, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SetCursor, SetWindowContextHelpId, MapDialogRect, RegisterClipboardFormatA, PostQuitMessage, EndPaint, BeginPaint, GetWindowDC, ReleaseDC, GetDC, ClientToScreen, GrayStringA, DrawTextExA, DrawTextA, TabbedTextOutA, DestroyMenu, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, GetCursorPos, ValidateRect, GetMenuStringA, MoveWindow, IsDialogMessageA, GetDesktopWindow, GetActiveWindow, CreateDialogIndirectParamA, IsWindowEnabled, GetNextDlgTabItem, EndDialog, RegisterWindowMessageA, SendDlgItemMessageA, WinHelpA, IsChild, GetCapture, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongA, GetClassNameA, GetPropA, RemovePropA, SetFocus, GetLastActivePopup, SetActiveWindow, DispatchMessageA, GetDlgItem, GetTopWindow, DestroyWindow, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetMessagePos, PeekMessageA, MapWindowPoints, TrackPopupMenu, GetKeyState, IsWindowVisible, UpdateWindow, GetMenu, MessageBoxA, CreateWindowExA, GetClassInfoExA, GetClassInfoA, RegisterClassA, GetSysColor, AdjustWindowRectEx, EqualRect, CopyRect, PtInRect, GetDlgCtrlID, DefWindowProcA, CallWindowProcA, GetWindowLongA, SetWindowLongA, SetWindowPos, OffsetRect, IntersectRect, SystemParametersInfoA, GetWindowPlacement, GetWindowRect, GetWindow, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, LoadBitmapA, GetFocus, GetParent, GetMenuState, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, ExitWindowsEx, AllowSetForegroundWindow, GetForegroundWindow, LoadMenuA, GetSubMenu, CharNextA, SetProcessDefaultLayout, SetForegroundWindow, ShowWindow, FindWindowA, IsIconic, GetSystemMetrics, GetClientRect, KillTimer, SetTimer, CharUpperA, wsprintfA, GetMenuItemCount, FindWindowExA, SetWindowTextA, GetWindowTextA, ModifyMenuA, GetMenuItemID, SendMessageA, LoadIconA, IsWindow, PostMessageA, MessageBeep, GetNextDlgGroupItem, PostThreadMessageA, GetMessageTime, UnregisterClassA, SetPropA
wininet.dll
InternetCanonicalizeUrlA, InternetCrackUrlA, HttpAddRequestHeadersA, HttpQueryInfoA, HttpSendRequestA, HttpOpenRequestA, InternetConnectA, InternetSetOptionA, InternetOpenA, InternetCloseHandle, InternetReadFile
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, OpenPrinterA, DocumentPropertiesA

HPWUCli.exe

HP Software Update Client by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove HPWUCli.exe
Version:   4, 0, 14, 1
MD5:   54570bc8e5cf774776b2e1d66acd640b
SHA1:   bd839e5ab03097b7cf692a0d5bb23df63523a98e
SHA256:   080fd54cf0ba36018b5cac1004713a4654094ca07cfc41a43a588437a80f6922

Overview

hpwucli.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent hpwuschd2.exe (hpwuSchd Application by Hewlett-Packard Company). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. It is installed with a couple of know programs including HP Update published by Hewlett-Packard, HP Update from Hewlett-Packard and HP Update by Hewlett-Packard.

DetailsDetails

File name:hpwucli.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard
Product name:HP Software Update Client
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hp\hp software update\hpwucli.exe
File version:4, 0, 14, 1
Size:677.55 KB (693,816 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, February 7, 2008
Expiration date:Sunday, January 18, 2009
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

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BehaviorsBehaviors

Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Update\HPWUCli.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\HP\HP Software Update\HPWUCli.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWUCli.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.01396977%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00989837%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00407140%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:265 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:9.44 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):22.48 MB
Private (minimum):22.37 MB
Non-paged memory:9.44 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:134.81 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):141.34 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:22.37 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):22.75 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:1985
600
GUI GDI count:31
103
GUI USER count:31
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hp\hp software update\hpwucli.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:hpwuschd2.exe (hpwuSchd Application by Hewlett-Packard Company)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 80.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.00% of HP Software Update Client.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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