pthosttr.exe

HP ProtectTools Security Manager by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove pthosttr.exe
Version:   22, 00, 5, 4
MD5:   c6d15ad3be4a092c058ba62bb5d7e9ed
SHA1:   846d7de0ab99899acd3d46ca3c8a54aa910180e6
SHA256:   b7b926ac313f670541311ae0906f2efad11d7f91fdb9aea88af9b3f3d72d6475

Overview

pthosttr.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:pthosttr.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:HP ProtectTools Security Manager
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp protecttools security manager\pthosttr.exe
File version:22, 00, 5, 4
Size:136 KB (139,264 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.
Expiration date:Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'PTHOSTTR' → C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\PTHOSTTR.EXE /Start

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00012467%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00010260%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002207%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:7,956,051 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:7,162/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.4 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.14 MB
Private (minimum):5.49 MB
Non-paged memory:3.4 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:73.86 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):78.62 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.13 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.34 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,669/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:170 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:10 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:107
600
GUI GDI count:42
103
GUI USER count:28
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp protecttools security manager\pthosttr.exe" /start
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Business 33.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 33.33%
Windows Vista Home Basic 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Portugal installs about 50.00% of HP ProtectTools Security Manager.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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