How to remove an hphmon06 error

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Hphmon06.exe file information

The process known as HPHmon06 belongs to software HP Photosmart by Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com).

Description: hphmon06.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 659,456 bytes (95% of all occurrences), 622,592 bytes, 655,360 bytes or 733,184 bytes.
File hphmon06.exe is not a Windows core file. The file is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). hphmon06.exe is able to record inputs and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 53% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as hphmon06.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the hphmon06.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

go here for instructions from hp
Michelle (further information)

I renamed the file 'ahphmon06.exe and have no more trouble with error messages.
L. Chittenden

takes up lot of cpu on my HP while idling
ilia anikin

i would say if you have anything from HP then just leave it alone I removed it once from my pc cause I thought it was useless but I had to completely format my pc just to get my printer back up and running but

When uninstalling several other HP-drivers this file was left over and caused an error display at startup, however, the photosmart uninstallation (mentioned above) solved this problem. In my case the uninstallation was located in the start menu, under: -- HP -- Photosmart 320,370,7400,8100,8400 Series
Arand

Hp printer like stated above for use if they are photo smart like mine is :P.

When i was working for HP support i wrote a program to fix the issue. The fix can be found here http://mbojer.dk/viewtopic.php?t=16
Morten Bojer (further information)

If you gets issues with this file after installing som HP equetment, have a look here
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Summary: Average user rating of hphmon06.exe: based on 28 votes with 9 reviews.

13 users think hphmon06.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 8 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 2 users think hphmon06.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 8 users doesn't grade hphmon06.exe ("not sure about it").

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