Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
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PINGER.exe
Software Upgrades by TOSHIBA
| Version: | 3.7.0.0 |
| MD5: | fa8d59cd0b55a489a3cf237acf6f3d46 |
| SHA1: | 9c471fd0e5fde43aa4526b68dcf92434c73f54d2 |
| SHA256: | 5d361c6c661c297c8d710f7190984226d51b70ce46fa43e4d84dda9b062f1fbc |
Overview
pinger.exe is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked.
Details
| File name: | pinger.exe |
| Publisher: | TOSHIBA Corporation |
| Product name: | Software Upgrades |
| Description: | TOSHIBA Pinger |
| Typical file path: | C:\toshiba\ivp\ism\pinger.exe |
| File version: | 3.7.0.0 |
| Size: | 148 KB (151,552 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
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
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'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
50.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
25.00% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
25.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 75.00% of Software Upgrades.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
100.00% |
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