HPSETTINGS
application/octet-stream
Magic Bytes
Offset: 0
7C 61 8A B2
HPSETTINGS is a proprietary configuration file format developed by HP Inc. to manage settings for its hardware support and diagnostic software. It is primarily utilized by the HP Touchpoint Analytics Client and related system tools to store operational preferences, telemetry data, and update configurations. While the format poses minimal direct security risk, it is integral to background system processes and should not be manually modified to ensure software stability.
Validation Code
How to validate .hpsettings files in Python
Python
def is_hpsettings(file_path: str) -> bool:
"""Check if file is a valid HPSETTINGS by magic bytes."""
signature = bytes([0x7C, 0x61, 0x8A, 0xB2])
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
return f.read(4) == signatureHow to validate .hpsettings files in Node.js
Node.js
function isHPSETTINGS(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
const signature = Buffer.from([0x7C, 0x61, 0x8A, 0xB2]);
return buffer.subarray(0, 4).equals(signature);
}
Go
func IsHPSETTINGS(data []byte) bool {
signature := []byte{0x7C, 0x61, 0x8A, 0xB2}
if len(data) < 4 {
return false
}
return bytes.Equal(data[:4], signature)
}API Endpoint
GET
/api/v1/hpsettings
curl https://filesignature.org/api/v1/hpsettings