What is cpqset.exe? Is cpqset.exe spyware or a virus?

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Process name: Cpqset Application

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Company: cpqset.exe

File: cpqset.exe


This program is installed by default on some computers produced by Hewlett Packard, and is responsible for managing certain multimedia-related features on these machines. You should leave it running to avoid having difficulties with those features. If you're wondering about the name ""cpqset"", it is likely a legacy of Hewlett Packard's merger with Compaq Computer.http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/cpqset.exe.html 

If you want a detailed security rating about your cpqset.exe (and all other running background processes) read the following user opinions, and download the free trial version of Security Task Manager.

Note: Any malware can be named anything - so you should check where the files of the running processes are located on your disk. If a "non-Microsoft" .exe file is located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, then there is a high risk for a virus, spyware, trojan or worm infection! Check it out!


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Users Opinions

Average user rating of cpqset.exe: 4.5 based on 24 votes. Read also the 21 reviews.

1796 users ask for this file. 17 users rated it as not dangerous. 3 users rated it as not so dangerous. 2 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as dangerous.


All comments about cpqset.exe:
rate3 HP Laptop startup program for default settings - not system critical   Mike G.
rate1 Default settings software in Hewlett Packard notebook   damian
rate2 Startup program on Compaq Presario notebook and probably other HP-Compaq (HPQ) clients   Sean
rate1 Default settings software in Hewlett Packard notebook  
rate2 hp product, compact products.  
rate1 HP laptop's software - not harmful! why not Linux??  
rate1 Definately just an HP device - nothing sinister here. May give you a bit of a headache with your notebook settings but nothing worse.   Dirtystack
rate2 From the HP web site article HP Notebook PCs - Some software applications may cause Windows to startup or Boot slowly, cpqset.exe is a known HP tested applications that should NOT be removed...   Rich M
rate1 Default settings software in Hewlett Packard notebook   FrantZ
rate1 this file is an hp process file   Sharath
rate1 HP Laptop program   Francis
rate1 this is an HP Process file can say an internel process which will be running in the computer   Sharath
rate3 As I can understant is a Management Software and if you don't have HP or Compaq software in your computer, you can disable it using regedit.   Mauricio Plata
rate1 Hewlett Packard Configuration Module   Chukka. David Raju
rate1 HP file   MrNick01
rate1 HP settings, harmless and useless. Best removed.   John
rate1 HP Module   Spy
rate1 HP software  
rate1 cpqset.exe is part of the Hewlett Packard Configuration Module, which is bundled with Hewlett Packard laptops. It used to change certain configuration settings of an HP laptop such as, the settings for multimedia devices. This program is a non-essential process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.   jerkymonkey
rate5 a trojan dropper has been identified in this file on my laptop  See also: Link   creedy
rate5 Trojan!!!! It acst like Hp but closes down all programs. On my laptop I really don't know how to ged reed of it yet!   Ms S

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