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VersionsAdditional versions

8d069 54.55%
14ab3 27.27%
0f6d0 18.18%
(Note, Sony Mobile Communications publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

pccompanioninfo.exe

By Sony Mobile Communications (Signed)

Remove pccompanioninfo.exe
MD5:   8d069e28b1c2dc1ebd95466fbacb114d
SHA1:   8732cc16784553aabe9f726ebbec6e5ec8415a25
SHA256:   ffa284bbe2bb8bd94175b79be40e19e3eb170bdeb82d804f29d47e030caea23b

Overview

pccompanioninfo.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent pccompanion.exe (Sony PC Companion by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Sony PC Companion 2.10.108 published by Sony Corporation, Sony PC Companion 2.10.094 from Sony Corporation and Sony PC Companion 2.10.094 by Sony Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Sony Mobile Communications which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:pccompanioninfo.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\sony pc companion\pccompanioninfo.exe
Size:65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Mobile Communications
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, November 20, 2015
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 ...

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00237190%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00210689%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00026501%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,063,517 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:20,388/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.93 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.75 MB
Private (minimum):4.45 MB
Non-paged memory:1.93 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:71.85 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):80.29 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.86 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.77 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,322/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:128 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:95
600
GUI GDI count:19
103
GUI GDI peak:21
142
GUI USER count:13
49
GUI USER peak:14
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\sony\sony pc companion\pccompanioninfo.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:pccompanion.exe (Sony PC Companion by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro 27.27%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.18%
Windows 8 Single Language 9.09%
Windows 8.1 9.09%
Windows 7 Professional 9.09%
Windows Vista Home Premium 9.09%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 9.09%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.09%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 27.27% of pccompanioninfo.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 42.86%
Dell 28.57%
Samsung 14.29%
GIGABYTE 14.29%
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