Most reports by users and anti-virus programs identify hp104.tmp file as malware. It can monitor activities on your Internet browser. It can control other applications. Malware is program created to steal confidential or private information, interrupt the normal operations of the target system or access private systems without consent from the owner. It can be in the form of scripts, code, software or active content. It can disguise as genuine software through an official Website offering promising software with the malware embedded in it and a monitoring software for gathering information such as user habits and personal data. Malware includes spyware, viruses, Trojans, rootkits, worms, adware, dialers, rogue security software, keyloggers and malicious BHOs.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hp104.tmp. is used by hp104.tmp, If you shut down hp104.tmp, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hp104.tmp, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is hp104.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 hp104.tmp

A process usually a part of an installed application such as hp104.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 hp104.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 hp104.tmp, belongs to, in this case hp104.tmp