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hpbootop.exe (HP Boot Optimizer)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.07%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB


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.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.hp.com/


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

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


Win Patrol

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

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 an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


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.

Program Name MD5 Count
hpbootop.exe8
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x358371ce9dbd0cdc41876eee8723bca0 307200 bytes
2 0x42dcc44cf5fa41100d7a5be01d866180 249856 bytes
3 0xa789b145f17fa5c2326907f4872fe173 249856 bytes
4 0x30a086ba3520555b718e77763b1c52c0 245760 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
5 0x6ecf7df7d31ce2509feb0411a3ace8d8 1605740 bytes
6 0x4ad6a2b5185459454f4f5edbcca888e0 258048 bytes
7 0x6146769d38c15e51fb990b9e459a49cc 245760 bytes
8 0x7cf4a2cce8956274ae6b84367114c121 249856 bytes


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Tips from the Pit Crew

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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.

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