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
EXE
f6506dc08b4f12a60fe80a4c3bb8354a
EXE
8d184297a22ef7b1067e586d9e4ce439
DLL
bc460e578d5c18fb40fe776b83480d35
EXE
a3c216cfee16d3ac90f947bc02709f4b
EXE
11298912dd0fd99f5596ddf08e2c127d
EXE
16fd1d95eff27e2d491d31529195516f
DLL
d92f359280b246e20dea0006020e6835