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
2e6961e18f4b15e9a9d91bc1a5ff8e07
DLL
32e45f86fa70ba802dd98a01a4140dee
DLL
31043feb65f472a417803cce91b8c484
DLL
30972cb3e656683309654c9106f750af
EXE
a4d23e807fe70f53da9e25d562aaf5ce
DLL
66edcd6e1ea391c63f41b681a4b16373
DLL
a5ac20af0ef9fdb55e413a0f35b1462d
DLL
6a1e99632227fecdf54d7fdde0cf2d63
DLL
cce954b4ca105ba5078c489bfeaa509d
DLL
cf3910b4a9eebbedf028bbb6fe5dff61