Most reports by anti-virus programs and end users identify the hp101.tmp file as malware. It does not have a visible window. It can monitor your Internet browser. It can control other programs. This process file has been associated with cloaked malware. It registers as DLL. It can be created on disk as a process. It can enable itself as server or in process object that is common among DLL injections. Malware is a program created to steal sensitive or private information, interrupt the normal operations of the target system or to access private systems without knowledge or consent of the owner. It can be in the form of software, scripts, active content or code. It can disguise as genuine software through an official Website that offers promising software with the malware embedded in it and a tracking application that gathers information such as personal and marketing statistics.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hp101.tmp. is used by hp101.tmp, If you shut down hp101.tmp, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hp101.tmp, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is hp101.tmp, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed hp101.tmp

A process usually a part of an installed application such as hp101.tmp, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if hp101.tmp. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that hp101.tmp, belongs to, in this case hp101.tmp