HP 3D DriveGuard

HP 3D DriveGuard

by Hewlett-Packard

What is HP 3D DriveGuard?

HP 3D DriveGuard is software application developed by Hewlett-Packard. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 83.67% of installations running this operating system. HP 3D DriveGuard's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 17 files. The most common release is 4.0.3.1 with 78.02% of all installations currently using this version.

HP 3D DriveGuard is most popular in the United States with 51.62% of installations residing in this country.

About HP 3D DriveGuard?

HP 3D DriveGuard is a software that utilizes an integrated accelerometer to receive notifications and protect the hard drive (HDD) by automatically "parking the heads" to minimize the risk of damage in the event of accidental drops or abrupt impacts. This software is designed to safeguard the HDD and prevent potential data loss.

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • accelerometerST.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AccelerometerSysTrayApplet' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\AccelerometerSt.Exe".

Software Details

URL:
https://www.hp.com/support
Support:
https://www.hp.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{5D9F8320-C655-46E5-8EDF-C85D9343EF7D}
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

HP 3D DriveGuard Executable Details

Primary executable:
HP3DGVer.exe
Name:
HP 3D DriveGuard
Path:
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HP3DGVer.exe
MD5:
b18f78107db30f5cd0eeb543c2d79721
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by HP 3D DriveGuard
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
008f4c70cb62ab49fd90e47ec89339ba
EXE
25f529d2967c73a5231179872579e85f
EXE
b985e32de6ea6f6bb79213f786f8fa05
DLL
0560ceba0023ece97c65ef9ad964afae
EXE
827ef232c2f5dd6ea13661be29f80590
DLL
d245afff5aba2a43882db9237645b98e
DLL
f50154ec828ab8e0a2564e5ba4b0c4c8
EXE
a517ba98e7d4d1e238a29a4f9921bb03
EXE
13e9ec2a3a2b0b34226626cc4cd63cc9
EXE
b18f78107db30f5cd0eeb543c2d79721