Should I block it?

40%
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.0.0 30.00%
1.0.0.0 50.00%
1.0.0.0 20.00%
(Note, Sony Mobile Communications publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW
kernel32.dll
InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, DeleteCriticalSection, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenW, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeLibrary, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, SetThreadLocale, GetThreadLocale, CreateDirectoryW, lstrcpyW, lstrcatW, GetTempPathW, LockResource, FindResourceExW, FindClose, GetLastError, FindFirstFileW, GetCurrentProcess, lstrlenA, CloseHandle, GetExitCodeProcess, WaitForSingleObject, GetVersionExW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetFileAttributesExW, DeleteFileW, ReadFile, GetFileSize, CreateFileW, GetLocaleInfoW, SetDllDirectoryW, GetDllDirectoryW, CopyFileW, MoveFileW, WideCharToMultiByte, SetStdHandle, SetFilePointer, GetStringTypeW, RaiseException, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, WriteConsoleW, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, FindNextFileW, LCMapStringW, LoadLibraryW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStartupInfoW, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, RtlUnwind, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, LocalFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, Sleep, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, HeapCreate, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, TerminateProcess, GetACP, GetCPInfo, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, SetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, lstrcpynW
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoGetObject, StringFromIID, CoCreateFreeThreadedMarshaler, CLSIDFromProgID, StringFromGUID2
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExW, SHCreateDirectoryExW, SHFileOperationW, SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
StrStrIW, PathAddExtensionW, PathIsURLW, PathIsRelativeW, StrStrW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathAppendW, StrCmpNIW, StrChrW, PathFileExistsW, StrRChrW, PathRemoveArgsW, PathGetArgsW, PathFindExtensionW, SHCreateStreamOnFileW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, StrNCatW
user32.dll
CharUpperBuffW, CharNextW, wsprintfW, MessageBoxW, GetActiveWindow, CharLowerBuffW
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllInstall
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

PluginManager.dll

Sony PC Companion by Sony Mobile Communications (Signed)

Remove PluginManager.dll
Version:   1.0.0.0
MD5:   509715ec0b5cddac0facb04c20d7a4e7
SHA1:   1a085607f37becf5543642d0f83bf81b1144b69a
SHA256:   c58f22708ba4ecb04f162eb4729b19f910ba2c0fa57477a1f0602984feace1a5

What is PluginManager.dll?

Plugin Manager Core Library is part of Avanquest Software's PC Companion for Sony Ericsson devices.

About PluginManager.dll (from Sony Mobile Communications)

PC Companion is a computer application that acts as a portal to Sony Xperia, operator features and applications, such as phone software updates, management of contacts and calendar, media management w

Overview

pluginmanager.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Sony PC Companion 2.10.115 published by Sony Corporation, Sony PC Companion 2.10.108 from Sony Corporation and Sony PC Companion 2.10.108 by Sony Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Sony Mobile Communications which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:pluginmanager.dll
Publisher:Avanquest Software
Product name:Sony PC Companion
Description:Plugin Manager Core Library
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\sony pc companion\pluginmanager.dll
File version:1.0.0.0
Product version:2.0.0
Size:281 KB (287,744 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Mobile Communications
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Sony Corporation
19% 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 ...

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro 30.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 10.00%
Windows 8.1 10.00%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 10.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 10.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 30.00% of Sony PC Companion.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

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