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hpqste08.exe (HP digital imaging)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 3.15%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 9 MB


The file name alone identifies this program.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.hp.com/



Win Patrol

hpqste08.exe is the HP digital imaging application for all-in-one printer/scanner/fax.

hpqste08.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 hpqste08.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
hpqste08.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xf6540952ca2e7e103868e87c8eb11b42 217088 bytes
2 0xc04cd53819aafb45f45492e787fa81b5 271960 bytes
3 0x2aead1fcc799e5663488b8bb094c19cc 271960 bytes
4 0xbe3f80ede2286c15709300b379259ada 217088 bytes
5 0x95967ba44ccc51382beb882a15e314d2 271960 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xfeddd3579fee51a9873d856df3933c68 151552 bytes
7 0x0bbb54f72e49233ed9e5a71f05f62d37 204800 bytes
8 0x4cb09c878da5b61386fa785cc9dbf30a 239192 bytes
9 0x1b5b496b6805a6dc631405c81e0a4b0c 204800 bytes
10 0x7476780891c8c6219bade6ead21a2eb1 266240 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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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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