Process name: HPHmon
Product: HP Photosmart or hphmon05.exe
Company: Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com)
File: hphmon05.exe

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578 users ask for this file. 3 users didn't rate it ("don't know"). 5 users rated it as not dangerous. 5 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 1 user rated it as dangerous.

All comments about hphmon05.exe: hphmon05.exe is a process relating to the Hewlett Packard software HP PHotosmart, and provides easy access to flash card reading functions. This program is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems. Jean-Remy it's causing a lot of page faults and I/O other. Amnesia This file allows the user, through HP Photosmart software/program, to access/use the computers SanDisk (SD/SDisk; ) card reader (usually reads any size SanDisk memory card [to allow user to display/view digital camera photos, transfer digital images from camera to computer, etc.). This is one file (of however many that make up HP's PhotoSmart application/program) that should be kept on the computer after (correctly) being installed, remain unmoved (to avoid becoming lost, corrupted, or deleted accidentally or otherwise), and to have continuous availability for future use.  See also: Link I know that it's running all of the time when I'm not using this program. It makes me nervous, matt I know nothing about it, but its making my computer go super slow, I have to end process everytime i boot up my computer isak When looked under "Task Manager" it shows up as an application with an increasing amount of Memory Usage, and eventually leads to the 'Virtual Memory Too Low" message, even when no other user-active program is being run concurrently. It is easy enough to kill it just by using "End Process", but the question remains how did it show up in the first place and why does it behave the way it does. muaddib420 It has a bug in it where it drains system RAM. I'd boot up and ctrl-alt-del and you can watch it's RAM usage increase by the second. This causes eventual error messages saying virtual mem too low. Essentially, it renders the computer unusable after some time, where you can't even ctrl-alt-del to end it. I had to hold down the power button. Leorick HP printers are good but then again when you install them, it loads a lot of crap at startup consuming resources. Sazdo About this file - the sluggish like all of the HP software. Next time DO NOT buy HP DJ It only uses 960k in my Task Manager, check HP.com for some updates for your product(s) awana81 This process is continually loading advpack.dll over and over even when successful. This is what is causing the slow down noticed by some people. It's a harmless process, but another shoddy Hewlett Packard program. BlackTechnoMonkey Hp Printers are good quality from the hardware but the amount of system resources software which the hardware uses is uncalled for. I have uninstalled all irrelevant HP software now since the above file was generating 4 times the number of page faults as explorer.exe. VERDICT: Good Printers/Bad Software Gail It has been causing a lot of page faults. I think my system has it because my HP printer has a multi-card reader built in. jlshute23 if not turned off opens door for others to hack ur pc unless u have better than windows firewall!!! shutting it off wont harm anything i shut it off right when i installed printer!! If you know more about hphmon05.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

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