Should I block it?

40%
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.0.1 12.50%
1.0.0.1 12.50%
1.0.0.1 25.00%
1.0.0.1 12.50%
1.0.0.1 12.50%
1.0.0.1 12.50%
1.0.0.1 12.50%
(Note, Avanquest Software publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExA, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW
bvrpctln.dll
_GetResourcePath@8, _InitSplitterWnd@0, _MakeFullPathNameW@12, _GetResourceInstance@4, _Profile_GetAppNameW@0, _Profile_SetIntW@16, _HTML_SetTagTextW@16, _HTML_SetToolTipW@12, _HTML_SetDisplayedW@12, _HTML_Select_GetSelectedOptionW@28, _HTML_NavigateW@12, _HTML_CreateBrowserW@20, _Profile_GetCompanyW@0, _Profile_GetRootW@0, _Profile_GetIntW@16, _HTML_Select_AddOptionW@16, _HTML_Select_RemoveAllOptionsW@8
comctl32.dll
ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_Create, ImageList_Add, InitCommonControlsEx, DestroyPropertySheetPage, PropertySheetW, _TrackMouseEvent, CreatePropertySheetPageW
comdlg32.dll
GetOpenFileNameW
gdi32.dll
SetMapMode, SaveDC, SetWindowOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, RestoreDC, CreateDCW, CreateRectRgnIndirect, GetDIBits, CreateDIBSection, CreateCompatibleDC, GetPixel, SetPixel, GetDeviceCaps, GetStockObject, SetTextColor, SetBkMode, GetObjectW, SelectObject, CreateFontIndirectW, LPtoDP, DeleteDC, DeleteObject
gdiplus.dll
GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipAlloc, GdipCreatePen1, GdipDeletePen, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipDisposeImage, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipSetInterpolationMode, GdipSetSmoothingMode, GdipDrawRectangleI, GdipCloneImage, GdipFree
kernel32.dll
UnhandledExceptionFilter, HeapCreate, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, ExitProcess, GetCommandLineA, lstrlenW, GetTickCount, RaiseException, GetLastError, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, DeleteCriticalSection, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, lstrcmpiW, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteFileW, lstrcpyW, lstrcatW, CloseHandle, SetFileTime, CreateFileW, GetTempPathW, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeLibrary, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, GetTempFileNameW, LockResource, FindResourceExW, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedExchange, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateThread, CompareStringW, SetLastError, MulDiv, LocalFree, FormatMessageW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, lstrcpynW, LoadLibraryW, lstrcmpW, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, GlobalFree, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CompareFileTime, GetFileAttributesW, SetFileAttributesW, ResetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventW, CreateDirectoryW, GetDateFormatW, GetTimeFormatW, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetFileAttributesExW, MoveFileW, SetThreadLocale, GetThreadLocale, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenA, FindClose, FindNextFileW, FindFirstFileW, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, SetEndOfFile, SetFilePointer, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GetSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, FindCloseChangeNotification, Sleep, FindNextChangeNotification, FindFirstChangeNotificationW, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, VirtualProtect, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, RtlUnwind, LoadLibraryA, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, InterlockedPopEntrySList, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, InterlockedPushEntrySList, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetProcessHeap, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, IsDebuggerPresent, TerminateProcess, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, GetCPInfo, FlushFileBuffers, WriteConsoleW, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, GetStringTypeW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoW, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, LCMapStringW, SetStdHandle, GlobalAlloc, lstrcmpiA, GetFullPathNameW, GetLocalTime, CopyFileW, GetFileSize, MapViewOfFileEx, CreateFileMappingW, UnmapViewOfFile, lstrcatA, lstrcpynA, lstrcpyA, InitializeCriticalSection, ReadFile
ole32.dll
CreateStreamOnHGlobal, ReadClassStm, OleSaveToStream, CoTaskMemFree, WriteClassStm, CreateOleAdviseHolder, OleRegGetMiscStatus, OleRegGetUserType, OleRegEnumVerbs, ReleaseStgMedium, OleInitialize, OleIsCurrentClipboard, OleSetClipboard, OleUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoWaitForMultipleHandles, CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateFreeThreadedMarshaler, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc
shell32.dll
SHBindToParent, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetPathFromIDListW, ShellExecuteExW, SHGetFileInfoW, SHGetFolderLocation, SHFileOperationW, ShellExecuteW, SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
StrStrIW, StrToInt64ExW, StrToIntW, StrRetToBufW, PathRenameExtensionW, StrStrW, StrCmpW, StrCmpNW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathRemoveExtensionW, PathAddBackslashW, StrCmpNIW, AssocQueryStringW, StrChrW, PathFindFileNameW, StrFormatByteSizeW, StrFromTimeIntervalW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathIsRelativeW, PathFileExistsW, PathCombineW, PathAddExtensionW, PathFindExtensionW, PathAppendW, StrRChrW, StrCmpNIA, StrNCatA, StrRChrA, PathMatchSpecW, SHCreateStreamOnFileW, StrCpyNW
sqlite3.dll
sqlite3_finalize, sqlite3_column_int64, sqlite3_column_text16, sqlite3_step, sqlite3_prepare16_v2, sqlite3_close, sqlite3_open16, sqlite3_column_int, sqlite3_exec
urlmon.dll
CopyStgMedium
user32.dll
SetWindowLongW, EndPaint, IsWindowEnabled, IsWindow, SetCursor, LoadCursorW, DefWindowProcW, SetRectEmpty, SystemParametersInfoW, GetWindowLongW, CreateWindowExW, DestroyWindow, GetWindowTextW, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetClientRect, ScreenToClient, UpdateWindow, InvalidateRect, SetCapture, SetFocus, GetDC, ReleaseDC, ReleaseCapture, GetCapture, OffsetRect, GetFocus, GetSysColor, CharNextW, DialogBoxParamW, GetDlgItem, SetWindowTextW, LoadStringW, RegisterWindowMessageW, EndDialog, MapWindowPoints, GetMonitorInfoW, MonitorFromWindow, GetWindowRect, GetWindow, EnableWindow, ShowWindow, SetTimer, KillTimer, GetWindowDC, wsprintfW, DispatchMessageW, PeekMessageW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, GetDesktopWindow, MonitorFromPoint, DestroyMenu, GetCursorPos, DrawFocusRect, DeleteMenu, SetMenuDefaultItem, UnregisterClassA, GetClassNameW, BeginPaint, GetAncestor, IsZoomed, GetCaretPos, CreateDialogParamW, RedrawWindow, TranslateMessage, IsDialogMessageW, CheckDlgButton, MapDialogRect, MessageBeep, SetDlgItemTextW, RegisterClassExW, IsChild, EqualRect, SetWindowRgn, GetClassInfoExW, UnionRect, IsWindowVisible, RegisterClipboardFormatW, IntersectRect, GetSubMenu, GetIconInfo, DestroyIcon, LoadMenuW, TrackPopupMenu, PostMessageW, FillRect, DrawTextW, SendMessageW, PtInRect, CallWindowProcW, SetWindowPos, GetDlgCtrlID, GetParent, GetKeyState
uxtheme.dll
SetWindowTheme
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllInstall
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

BackupRestore.dll

PC Companion by Avanquest Software

Remove BackupRestore.dll
Version:   1.0.0.1
MD5:   d00d75045164f6005cdb63290ff8ed55
SHA1:   57e3cbb8321387e1ab4fecd5eaa1705d886389fc

What is BackupRestore.dll?

BackupRestore Plugin Library is part of Avanquest Software's PC Companion for Sony Ericsson devices.

About BackupRestore.dll (from Avanquest Software)

PC Companion is a computer application that acts as a portal to Sony Xperia, operator features and applications, such as phone software updates, management of contacts and calendar, media management w

Overview

backuprestore.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Sony PC Companion 2.10.136 published by Sony Corporation, Sony PC Companion from Sony Corporation and Sony PC Companion by Sony Corporation.

DetailsDetails

File name:backuprestore.dll
Publisher:Avanquest Software
Product name:PC Companion
Description:BackupRestore Plugin Library
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\sony pc companion\backuprestore.dll
File version:1.0.0.1
Product version:2.0.0
Size:805.5 KB (824,832 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Sony Corporation
27% remove
PC Companion is a collection of tools and applications you can use when you connect your device to a computer. PC Companion contains Xperia™ Transfer, a tool for moving content from an iPhone to your new Xperia™ device. PC Companion also offers device software updates, contacts and calendar management, and a backup and restore feature for your phone content (availability of applications depends on your phone and operator). You can also ...

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro 25.00%
Windows 8.1 12.50%
Windows 7 Professional 12.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 12.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 12.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 25.00% of PC Companion.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 60.00%
Samsung 20.00%
GIGABYTE 20.00%
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