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
2e0a44137f36e6c993457e8644f27419
DLL
c71707d641c1b54b157d74bd4b0d52f0
DLL
e1a309a43a155dc82422e7e6205c216b
DLL
74b602005c32f10d222d635641ac7f40
DLL
2978d6b4b81ff3f608efb6fa5589f8ab
EXE
5bb5332b7a08a7493680b477212753ab
DLL
951b3af169701d9f92dbdcd408a2c686
DLL
6b4b38bb4184210b79095f1a89729840
EXE
0aed704097ba683113cf08e8ad37723b
DLL
40c4537742f2a5dc7575f2ff9550a3b8