What is HPSFUpdater.exe?

HPSFUpdater.exe is part of HPSFUpdater and developed by Hewlett-Packard Company according to the HPSFUpdater.exe version information.

HPSFUpdater.exe's description is "HPSFUpdater"

HPSFUpdater.exe is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company.

HPSFUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Framework\Resources\Updater7\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on HPSFUpdater.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameHPSFUpdater
Company nameHewlett-Packard Company
File descriptionHPSFUpdater
Internal nameHPSFUpdater.exe
Original filenameHPSFUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Hewlett-Packard Company 2012
Product version7.0.1.20
File version7.0.1.20

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

Product nameHPSFUpdater
Company nameHewlett-Packard Company
File descriptionHPSFUpdater
Internal nameHPSFUpdater.exe
Original filenameHPSFUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Hewlett-Packard Company..
Product version7.0.1.20
File version7.0.1.20

Digital signatures [?]

HPSFUpdater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameHewlett-Packard Company
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number470f76d35837a1addcc5ffa3085a6fc2

VirusTotal report

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

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

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD528e1a34ed1b810bc2f4734f2dbff2a76
SHA256eaba1c110c5a52485e4ab274a731bde5ec04067bfaa2015c2d351d29e95c5fbd

Error Messages

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

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

hpsfupdater.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.

HPSFUpdater has stopped working.

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

hpsfupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

hpsfupdater.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?

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User vote results: There were 12 votes to remove and 8 votes to keep

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