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
e5742e2aa10dde01c4862d5a2d6eb57b
DLL
dac4ccbf8330a06f9803ffdf20b23e32
DLL
8698e91c510343144bebcbe43b5d2ba1
DLL
267c4387b094adc30b3c2d24e714999b
DLL
4e5b8cfb36fa2c2bc91f78d54a372a16
DLL
e22752bcd24be922061a01cb2a7525df
EXE
6479759c280be879e30bad17b10c4e54
EXE
ec0751c596f001b486a2634c7d479929
EXE
e5cbe6af91fc8584124a002d86bc5060
DLL
197c711ba8745ccc29b1f794eceddeb8