What is HPCMSetup.exe?

HPCMSetup.exe is part of HP Connection Manager and developed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P. according to the HPCMSetup.exe version information.

HPCMSetup.exe's description is "HP Connection Manager Setup"

HPCMSetup.exe is usually located in the 'C:\SWSetup\HPCM41\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on HPCMSetup.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameHP Connection Manager
Company nameHewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.
File descriptionHP Connection Manager Setup
Internal nameSetup.exe
Original filenameSetup.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright ? 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.
Product version4, 1, 25, 1
File version4, 1, 25, 1

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

Product nameHP Connection Manager
Company nameHewlett-Packard Development Company ..
File descriptionHP Connection Manager Setup
Internal nameSetup.exe
Original filenameSetup.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright ? 2010 Hewlett-Packard Dev..
Product version4, 1, 25, 1
File version4, 1, 25, 1

Digital signatures [?]

The verification of HPCMSetup.exe's digital signature failed.

PropertyValue
Signer nameHewlett-Packard Company
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number08994531fdf1b2ebb8c7821bf650fdcf

VirusTotal report

None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the HPCMSetup.exe file.

None of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the HPCMSetup.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52769d83109d411a6fb73b027e7227e71
SHA256b826496750d8dbee02e0d1334b78d3a70fa71596d25ae9d5db5d7e74a0b9e7a6

Error Messages

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

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

hpcmsetup.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.

HP Connection Manager Setup has stopped working.

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

hpcmsetup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with HPCMSetup.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with HPCMSetup.exe. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with HPCMSetup.exe. Only 3 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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