What is HPSSFUpdater.exe?

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

HPSSFUpdater.exe's description is "HPSSFUpdater"

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

HPSSFUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Solutions\Modules\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameHPSSFUpdater
Company nameHewlett-Packard
File descriptionHPSSFUpdater
Internal nameHPSSFUpdater.exe
Original filenameHPSSFUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Hewlett-Packard 2014
Product version1.0.0.42
File version1.0.0.42

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

Product nameHPSSFUpdater
Company nameHewlett-Packard
File descriptionHPSSFUpdater
Internal nameHPSSFUpdater.exe
Original filenameHPSSFUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Hewlett-Packard 2014
Product version1.0.0.42
File version1.0.0.42

Digital signatures [?]

HPSSFUpdater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameHewlett-Packard Company
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number04d86e77d3018d9f669cb19b50ed6ebf

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the HPSSFUpdater.exe file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the HPSSFUpdater.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD523745fbbe65642b6380410248e38afe8
SHA25652e05ea4e993ac1b9d6b6ae104c614e719a19119ca98763307f52d710305030b

Error Messages

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

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

hpssfupdater.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.

HPSSFUpdater has stopped working.

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

hpssfupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with the file?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 63% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 38 users.

User vote results: There were 24 votes to remove and 14 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.

John Shreffler writes

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When I do a Hitman Pro virus scan, it will stop when it gets to hpssfupdater.exe, and a popup will ask if you want to execute it or not. This is annoying, since I would like to start a Hitman scan and just walk away assuming it will be done and when I get back hit the "Delete the Junk" button.

I still don't know what hpssfupdater.exe does, and cannot find it with a search so I can't even delete it.

# 26 Aug 2016, 15:44

Roger Karlsson writes

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@John: I think HPSSFUpdater.exe comes with "HP Support Assistant":

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/hpsupportassistant/hpsupport.html#.V8PzjxRCI18

# 29 Aug 2016, 1:35

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