Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools

Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools

by Hewlett-Packard

What is Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools?

Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools is software application developed by Hewlett-Packard. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 96.31% of installations running this operating system. Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools's installer is typically 94.00 MB in size and installs around 69 files. The most common release is 6.0.100.2572 with 45.61% of all installations currently using this version.

Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools is most popular in the United States with 43.82% of installations residing in this country.

Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • IFXTCS.exe runs as a service named 'Trusted Platform Core Service' (IFXTCS) "The Trusted Platform Core Service manages access to the Trusted Platform Module of this computer. If this service is stopped, the trustworthiness of this computer no longer can be verified. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.".
  • IFXSPMGT.exe runs as a service named 'Security Platform Management Service' (IFXSpMgtSrv) "Provides management services for the Security Platform.".
  • IfxPsdSv.exe runs as a service named 'Personal Secure Drive Service' (PersonalSecureDriveService) "Personal Secure Drive service for encrypted drives".
Scheduled tasks:
  • SpBackupWz.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Embedded Security Backup Schedule' (runs daily at 12:00).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.hp.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Embedded Security Software\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{43BE25B8-E69F-42CF-9414-7DDCF891629B}
Size:
94.00 MB
Language:
English

Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools Executable Details

Primary executable:
IfxPsdSv.exe
Name:
Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools
Path:
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Embedded Security Software\IfxPsdSv.exe
MD5:
0aed704097ba683113cf08e8ad37723b
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
97c59c52fd31e502d82b6929d6d06cde
DLL
52263febc6013330194f9b9b0803fbe7
DLL
7d3767732cde97bd3c21c2e7a6b9acf9
DLL
3c34d176c68071fd0542c7a43184cc7c
DLL
c99175eb0d5b19bb453920f57cd966db
DLL
d9db3b8eef053aa4a4eba57444a954c4
DLL
467febf8cae9bad9a5489b4456606ad2
DLL
e90afe5f130ee2d8cf22eb1247891543
DLL
da75af60433a13f2094a24ba07393a55
DLL
78636949adc20bf91e28f544a9c95340