What is HPOSD.exe?
HPOSD.exe is part of HP On Screen Display and developed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. according to the HPOSD.exe version information.
HPOSD.exe's description is "HP On Screen Display"
HPOSD.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP On Screen Display\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about HPOSD.exe.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on HPOSD.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | HP On Screen Display |
| Company name | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. |
| File description | HP On Screen Display |
| Internal name | HPOSD.exe |
| Original filename | HPOSD.exe |
| Legal copyright | © Copyright 2007-2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. |
| Product version | 1.3.5.0 |
| File version | 1.3.5.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | HP On Screen Display |
| Company name | Hewlett-Packard Development Company,.. |
| File description | HP On Screen Display |
| Internal name | HPOSD.exe |
| Original filename | HPOSD.exe |
| Legal copyright | © Copyright 2007-2011 Hewlett-Packa.. |
| Product version | 1.3.5.0 |
| File version | 1.3.5.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
The verification of HPOSD.exe's digital signature failed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Hewlett-Packard Company |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 08994531fdf1b2ebb8c7821bf650fdcf |
VirusTotal report
None of the 52 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the HPOSD.exe file.
Folder name variants
HPOSD.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP On Screen Display\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP On Screen Display\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 8a3b69683e63808719d24e1c68c21cc7 |
| SHA256 | c27b2f3996b55619b45bdb332b0f3262a68ce7eec78730c6d96b752d086c8b1d |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to hposd.exe:
hposd.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
hposd.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 On Screen Display has stopped working.
End Program - hposd.exe. This program is not responding.
hposd.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
hposd.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with HPOSD.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with HPOSD.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with HPOSD.exe. 38% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 8 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with HPOSD.exe. Only 8 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Malware or legitimate?
If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.
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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.
Oh, computer gurus...Whenever I turn on my laptop (HP pavilion g series) the brightness icon shows up with out any prompting-you know the one that looks like a starburst with the bars underneath? I also can't use it to change the brightness while it is just sitting there. What I did find out however, that by disabling HPOSD.exe*32 it makes it go away because it is really annoying to have it sitting in the middle of my screen all the time. So, what I am wondering is why all of a sudden it started showing up on start up and how can I get rid of it permanently? It's kind of vexing! Also I really wanted to answer 6 to the spambot question.
# 15 Oct 2017, 9:21
Christine writes