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BGVolumeWatcher.exe
Bloggie Software by Sony Corporation of America (Signed)
Version: | 1.0.01.09240 |
MD5: | 88ef97b944eca014235c6d720d78e760 |
SHA1: | 92bf2e1e318c4efa9f1b18ca78103c84f28bb248 |
SHA256: | a5207dbd491c14a33d4bc0e711ef3d74fc119018969af9fc3c9ea4affb225765 |
About BGVolumeWatcher.exe (from Sony Corporation of America)
“Bloggie Software is an original Sony® software application for Bloggie digital cameras. Just tag your favorite photos and videos on your Bloggie camera, and upload them using the Internet when you get”
Overview
bgvolumewatcher.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. This is typically installed with the program Bloggie Software published by Sony Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation of America which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | bgvolumewatcher.exe |
Publisher: | Sony Corporation |
Product name: | Bloggie Software |
Description: | Bloggie Watcher Utility |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sony\bloggie software\bgvolumewatcher.exe |
File version: | 1.0.01.09240 |
Product version: | 1.0 |
Size: | 729.35 KB (746,856 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Sony Corporation of America |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Wednesday, August 4, 2010 |
Expiration date: | Sunday, August 4, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“SPU Download Manager transfers the information on your computer’s OS, the version of SPU Download Manager, the model name, product code, and serial number of your product to the server administered by Sony. Sony uses this information solely for the purpose of management and diagnosis for providing Bloggie Software. SPU Download Manager does not transfer any information that may identify an individual.”
Behaviors
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'bgvolumewatcher.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00001842% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00001350% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000492% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 1,180 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 6,058/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 2.18 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 6.24 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 1.98 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 2.18 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 75.61 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 79.06 MB | |
Working set: | 2.54 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 6.51 MB | |
Page faults: | 49,638/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 27 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 5 | |
Handles: | 112 | |
GUI GDI count: | 20 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 21 | |
GUI USER count: | 11 | |
GUI USER peak: | 12 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.00% |
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Windows 8 |
40.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of Bloggie Software.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Toshiba |
66.67% |
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Acer |
33.33% |
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