PCCompanion.exe
Sony PC Companion by Sony Mobile Communications (Signed)
Overview
pccompanion.exe has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 2.1.0. pccompanion.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. It also provides a graphical interface (GUI) for the user to interact with it and contains an icon in the Windows notifictaion system tray (near the clock). By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 444.05 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Sony Mobile Communications by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Sony PC Companion, Sony PC Companion 2.10.136 and Sony PC Companion 2.10.181 have been observed as installing specific variations of pccompanion.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0019% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 22.13 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 48.12 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3.48 KB per minute for reads and 650 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | pccompanion.exe |
Publisher: | Sony |
Product name: | Sony PC Companion |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sony\sony pc companion\pccompanion.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Sony Mobile Communications |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Sony PC Companion.)
“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 ...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pccompanion.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Sony PC Companion' → "C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony PC Companion\PCCompanion.exe" /Background
All file variations of pccompanion.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8 Single Language |
14.29% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
14.29% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
14.29% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.14% |
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Windows 8.1 |
7.14% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.14% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
7.14% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
7.14% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
7.14% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
7.14% |
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Windows 8 |
7.14% |
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Distribution by country
India installs about 14.29% of Sony PC Companion.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
23.53% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
23.53% |
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Lenovo |
11.76% |
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Toshiba |
11.76% |
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Samsung |
11.76% |
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GIGABYTE |
11.76% |
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Acer |
5.88% |
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