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

VersionsAdditional versions

3.4.3.1 15.24%
3.4.2.2 1.90%
3.4.1.2 8.57%
3.4.0.4 10.48%
3.3.0.1 7.62%
3.1.0.2 0.95%
3.0.0.3 1.90%
2.5.1.1 3.81%
2.5.0.3 3.81%
2.3.0.2 9.52%
2.2.0.1 4.76%
2.1.1.2 1.90%
2.1.0.1 7.62%
2.0.0.8 5.71%
1.6.1.5 0.95%
1.6.1.4 3.81%
1.6.1.2 1.90%
1.6.1.2 8.57%
1.5.0.2 0.95%

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HPWarrantyChecker.exe

HPWarrantyChecker by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove HPWarrantyChecker.exe
Version:   2.5.0.3
MD5:   b415b036d628a870f1815063b6e88585
SHA1:   5b304f2c9ba51089a94aaa7954c35a118a09be3d
SHA256:   f67a291866f0222f3dee45c5c7c2e5ddd5915e6a483c4392e454ed86bc764625

Overview

hpwarrantychecker.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hpwarrantychecker.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard
Product name:HPWarrantyChecker
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp support framework\resources\hpwarrantycheck\hpwarrantychecker.exe
File version:2.5.0.3
Size:1.36 MB (1,428,184 bytes)
Build date:5/28/2013 11:22 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Expiration date:Saturday, November 15, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'WarrantyChecker_CN25C547BZ' in the path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker_CN25C547BZ'
  • The task 'WarrantyChecker_CN27DBK1YY' in the path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker_CN27DBK1YY'
  • The task 'WarrantyChecker_backup' in the path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker_backup'
  • The job 'WarrantyChecker_CN28G180W2' in the path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker_CN28G180W2'
  • The job 'WarrantyChecker' in the path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker'
  • The job 'WarrantyChecker_DeviceScan' runs weekly in the path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker_DeviceScan'
  • Entry path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker_CN24L1312G'
  • Entry path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker_DeviceScan'
  • Entry path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker'
  • Entry path '\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant\WarrantyChecker_backup'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00139377%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00092414%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00046963%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:796 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,201,938/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:44/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:69.91 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):66.91 MB
Private (minimum):10.22 MB
Non-paged memory:69.91 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:345.89 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):357.64 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:11.5 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):67.29 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:50,635/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.95 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:10/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:192 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:959 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:16
12
Handles:589
600
GUI GDI count:28
103
GUI GDI peak:30
142
GUI USER count:31
49
GUI USER peak:34
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp support framework\resources\hpwarrantycheck\hpwarrantychecker.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
HPWarrantyChecker.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00244216%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00088642%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00155573%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:59,500/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.38 MB
1.16 MB
wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00014478%
Kernel CPU:0.00007239%
User CPU:0.00007239%
CPU cycles:4,997/sec
Memory:252 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
Windows 7 Home Premium 62.86%
Windows 8 21.90%
Windows 8.1 12.38%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.90%
Windows 8 Pro 0.95%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 79.81% of HPWarrantyChecker.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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