pinger.exe
By TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of pinger.exe in the wild, the latest version being . It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'pinger'. 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 5.11 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS. Numerous variations of pinger.exe have been installed with both TOSHIBA Software Upgrades and Pinger. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 32.93 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 39.09 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.65 KB per minute for reads and 18.25 KB per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | pinger.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\toshiba\ivp\ism\pinger.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | pinger |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of pinger.exe.)
“Pinger apps help people communicate in new and surprisingly simple ways. EXperience our best texting and calling app ever. EX is an EXceptional upgrade to Pinger. Free texting and calling now with cus...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pinger.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\TOSHIBA\Ivp\ISM\pinger.exe'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Pinger' → C:\toshiba\ivp\ism\pinger.exe /run
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Pinger' → "C:\Program Files\Pinger\Pinger.exe"
All file variations of pinger.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
43.75% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
37.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 81.82% of pinger.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
95.24% |
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| Acer |
4.76% |
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