What is HPZipm12.exe? Is HPZipm12.exe spyware or a virus?

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1. Run Security Task Manager to check your HPZipm12.exe process
2. Run Registry Booster to fix HPZipm12.exe related errors
3. Run Spyware Doctor to remove persistent malware

Process name: PML Driver
Product: HP PML or Pml Driver HPZ or HP Photo and Imaging 2.0 - or hp LaserJet 1150 / or Microsoft Data Access or HP Photo and Imaging 1.0 - HP or HP LaserJet 2410/2420/ or HP Deskjet
Company: HP (www.hp.com) or Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com)
File: HPZipm12.exe


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5050 users ask for this file. 4 users didn't rate it ("don't know"). 26 users rated it as not dangerous. 4 users rated it as not so dangerous. 13 users rated it as neutral. 1 user rated it as little bit dangerous. 1 user rated it as dangerous.


All comments about HPZipm12.exe:
Annoyingly you have a pop-up as I open up my computer with he message"unable to find driver.I don't want this!!
Bill Tolson HP PSC software uses it. May support Printer Management or Physical Markup Language  See also: Link
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spencer part of the hp printer files
tex Driver for PSC multifunction printers. Prevents XP from hibernating.
Garth Wayne Gairrett Hewlett-Packard printer driver
teknuhdyne Make sure you Do your HP Updates, it will be a pain on dialup though! Any Errors Can be fixed via updates
Wird mit HP Druckertreiber installiert
grdtatman annoying usage of the cpu 96-99%, doesn't hurt to end the process.
shane i to have had a problem hibernating with hp printer connected
billinoi printer driver it looks for the printer to see if it is active or not, most common for the psc printers like the ones that are use as scanner and like mine a photo printer which can also read mem cards
puzz this file was in my windows system files. i got rid of it and i can still print fine with an HP 7450 printer
hogs the CPU, very annoying.
HP Printer driver
Anthony It wont stay away. I end the process, then a couple minutes later it pops back up. Same with the spoolsv.exe.
I have a HP printer. Probable safe.
When I start the PC, "unable to open it" pops up. I just click on OK. So far no problems.
ME This is more than likely spyware... considering every device these days comes with software that seems to record EVERYTHING you do... something to that effect. It seems to me that when you buy a PC product it should contain an area on the outside of the box (or in the advertisement) exactly what the software contains, so you know, as a buyer, if you want these files on your PC. It's getting really bad with the way companies want to know your every liking... it's bad enough that we pay outrageous amounts for these products; then for the company to want to trash our PC's with garbage files...
Mark It has a memory leak consuming ~25k every 2-3 seconds.
andyl60640 processlibrary.com says it is "essential"
Shadowfax Dont Start Auto, as above, hogs RAM & CPU, WHY is it running when not using HP device
snapfish Hp Printer driver monitoring tool. does not cause any problems
MoToR Dave annoying service that can stop USB disconnects, just disable it in services...leave the file...it's harmless!
Oscar García It's HP printer drive
Paul near as I can tell it has to do with service management and it will determine whether or not your hp director will recognize your printer or scanner. correct me if I am wrong
used for HP printer; remains after uninstalling HP printer software;
smeagol i agree that it hogs the cpu, and that is so annoying. I removed it and everything seems to work fine, so...
Targon HPZipm12 is associated with the PML Driver service that is needed by HP multi-function printers. This is the service that handles bi-directional communication between the printer and computer, and without it, the HP Director, Scanning, and other functions will not be able to operate. If you find this process takes a lot of CPU power, you may have a fake version installed, or you may have some spyware that has infected your computer since it does NOT draw much CPU usage.
Randall This file doesn't use CPU cycles and if it does then you have something else wrong. It's part of the HP print driver Leave it alone.
Deede HP in general should stop making printers, its all bull
Tim Doesn't hog the CPU at all. Closer to 0% cpu usage then 1%. However, it does use over a meg of ram. Not a huge amound but I like my ram free.
Don Have this on multiple PCs, some have problems with it using 99% CPU every 2 weeks or so, despite nightly reboot, while other PCs do not have any problem with it. Ending task is OK, looks like it restarts itself but at a reasonable CPU%
Jan hp printer driver - also hogs cpu on my pc often - more of the hp driver files show annoying behaviour
HP Universal Printer Driver (PCL5)
HP driver file
cyberwarrior This is a driver HP printers
spidergod Hp Printer Device/Driver, Not Dangerous
Henk This process contact to a server in Washington DC, everytime I start the printer, so it does more then just connecting to ypur printer.
SK Romanecko It is using 1.7 MB RAM on my notebook but I don`t have any HP device so I think it can be (but not to be) spyware or trojan...
MINI ME Just letting every1 know this is a TYPE of driver for the hewlatt package thing! (PRINTER)! IF u uninstall the printer driver and software it doesnt unistall HALF of it! Same as MacAffee (uninstall i get rid of half the rpogramme)
derek It's definitely HP printer drive

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