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HPUSBFW.EXE
Malicious SoftwareIt is possible that your PC could be infected. The file name HPUSBFW.EXE is used by both safe and unsafe programs.
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
HPUSBFW.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Drops known malicious software during execution
HPUSBFW.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename HPUSBFW.EXE was first seen on Dec 31 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Dec 31 2007
- Taiwan on Dec 31 2007
- Europe on Mar 29 2008
- Israel on Mar 29 2008
- Estonia on May 13 2008
- Austria on Jan 20 2009
- Germany on Aug 9 2009
- Turkey on May 8 2013
File Name Aliases
HPUSBFW.EXE can also use the following file names:
- 格式化HPUSBFW.EXE
- HPUSBFW.EXE0.EXE
- HPUSBFWV2.2.3.EXE
- HPUSBFORMAT223.EXE
- HPUSBFW V2.2.3.EXE
- HPUSBFW_V2.2.3.EXE
- HPUSBFW_V2.2.3[n].EXE
- HPUSBFW_V2.2.3[1].EXE
- HPUSBFW_2.2.3_MASTER.EXE
- HPUSBFW_2.2.3_MASTER[n].EXE
- HPUSBFW_2.2.3_MASTER_8.EXE
- HPUSBFW_2.2.3_MASTER_3.EXE
- HPUSBFW_V2.2.3_HPUSBDISKSTORAGEFORMATTOOL_2.2.3.EXE
- HPUSBFW_2.2.3_MASTER[1].EXE
- USBFORMAT_2.2.3_MASTER.EXE
- HP.USB.DISK.STORAGE.FORMAT.TOOL.V2.2.3.EXE
- HP USB DISK STORAGE FORMAT TOOL 2.2.3 ENGLISCH.EXE
- BOOT_USB.EXE
- HPUSBFW_2.2.3_MASTER(1).EXE
- HP USB DISK STORAGE FORMAT TOOL V2.2.3.EXE
- HP USB DISK STORAGE FORMAT TOOL 2.2.3.EXE
- USB FORMA HPUSBFWV2.2.3.EXE
- HP USB-FORMAT.EXE
- HPUSBFW_2[1].2.3_MASTER.EXE
- HPUSBDISK.EXE
- HPUSBDISK[1].EXE
- HPUSBFW_V2.2.3(1).EXE
- HPUSBDISK_2.EXE
- USB_DISK_STORAGE_FORMAT.EXE
- ơɝ
- LBL3JAB6.EXE.PART
- 74430049.EXE
- 30559961.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 442,368 bytes
- 528,384 bytes
- 515,150 bytes
- 1,428,480 bytes
- 391,168 bytes
- 98,304 bytes
- 605,039 bytes
File Type
The filename HPUSBFW.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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