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
EXE
574e2ebcf018485dd82fc09752f72ea4
EXE
fc1d4a9861b99e53044cd6fd5e89c6a4
DLL
494ce40286bfd878d9db2afb9d627e94
EXE
cc152b714ea774b8baffc12301450015
EXE
7b52d70e6e21fd59614d586ffe5f3c42
EXE
02286f4ce7035e05324e83b42c4e772e
EXE
98b442ef6a6f67117d704f2d14543f19
EXE
a78d07dd18cedf0f2618d7e2c1119d7e
DLL
499b0e48485941034a6844ffd153bd72