How to remove an TpShocks error
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TpShocks.exe file information
The process known as ThinkVantage Active Protection System or IBM Active Protection System or IBM Hard Drive Active Protection System or Active Protection System or IBM System für aktiven Festplattenschutz
belongs to software n/a TpShocks or ThinkVantage Active or ThinkVantage Active Protection System or ThinkVantage Active Protection or Active Protection System
by IBM (www.ibm.com) or Lenovo, Ltd. and IBM (www.lenovo.com) or Lenovo (www.lenovo.com).
Description: TpShocks.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32.
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 106,496 bytes (48% of all occurrences), 102,400 bytes and 8 more variants. 
File TpShocks.exe is not a Windows core file. Program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run).
The file is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window.
Therefore the technical security rating is 52% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You have the option to do the following:
1) uninstall the associated program
2) look for help on the Lenovo's website.
Recommended: Identify TpShocks.exe related errors
External information from Paul Collins:
- "TpShocks" must run at start up. Responsible for controlling the IBM Hard Drive Active Protection system found on newer models of IBM Thinkpads, including T41, T42, X40, R50, and R51. The Hard Drive Active Protection system is based on a technology similar to that used in automobiles to deploy airbags on contact: An accelorometer on the motherboard detects physical acceleration--such as when the notebook falls--and in response the system temporarily parks the hard drive's read/write head until stability returns
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as TpShocks.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the TpShocks.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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