What is ScanToPCActivationApp.exe?

ScanToPCActivationApp.exe is part of HP Digital Imaging and developed by Hewlett-Packard Co. according to the ScanToPCActivationApp.exe version information.

ScanToPCActivationApp.exe's description is "ScanToPCActivationApp"

ScanToPCActivationApp.exe is digitally signed by Hewlett Packard.

ScanToPCActivationApp.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\HP\HP Deskjet 3520 series\Bin\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about ScanToPCActivationApp.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ScanToPCActivationApp.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameHP Digital Imaging
Company nameHewlett-Packard Co.
File descriptionScanToPCActivationApp
Internal nameScanToPCActivationApp
Original filenameScanToPCActivationApp.exe
CommentsScanToPCActivationApp
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 2011
Product version028.000.1315.000
File version28.0.1315.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameHP Digital Imaging
Company nameHewlett-Packard Co.
File descriptionScanToPCActivationApp
Internal nameScanToPCActivationApp
Original filenameScanToPCActivationApp.exe
CommentsScanToPCActivationApp
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 2011
Product version028.000.1315.000
File version28.0.1315.0

Digital signatures [?]

ScanToPCActivationApp.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameHewlett Packard
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number44239c2187efae7ba9f3cd89c4fe9d84

VirusTotal report

None of the 44 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ScanToPCActivationApp.exe file.

None of the 44 anti-virus programs detected the ScanToPCActivationApp.exe file.

Folder name variants

ScanToPCActivationApp.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\HP\HP Deskjet 3520 series\Bin\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD522f7b9670ad770c7ed7f4738204c8e5c
SHA2567b793ac094cb1b073419b5dae09dfbb8ebed03d29301f490aa76ea0667613438

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to scantopcactivationapp.exe:

scantopcactivationapp.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

scantopcactivationapp.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

ScanToPCActivationApp has stopped working.

End Program - scantopcactivationapp.exe. This program is not responding.

scantopcactivationapp.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

scantopcactivationapp.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 33 users.

User vote results: There were 22 votes to remove and 11 votes to keep

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Fred J Klosterman writes

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I just read all of the what ifs and can do's and I still don't have a clue where to click to get this problem resolved. I'm going to click in your message to us. I will be back to let you know what is going on with my issue has it been resolved.

# 26 Jun 2017, 20:29

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Fred: What problem did you run into with ScanToPCActivationApp.exe?

# 31 Jul 2017, 7:41

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