Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.1.01.03152 6.12%
1.1.01.03152 6.12%
1.1.00.11260 38.78%
1.0.1.06010 22.45%
1.0.0.10240 26.53%

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PE structurePE file structure

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advapi32.dll
StartServiceW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, CreateServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, RegOpenCurrentUser, SetServiceStatus, ControlService, DeleteService, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo
kernel32.dll
GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, GlobalAlloc, MoveFileW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, GetCommandLineW, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, FlushViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, ResetEvent, SetEvent, CreateEventW, CreateThread, GetCurrentThreadId, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, InterlockedDecrement, Sleep, GetModuleFileNameW, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, OutputDebugStringW, CreateFileA, GetVersion, InterlockedIncrement, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, GetLastError, FindResourceW, SizeofResource, LoadResource, LockResource, FreeResource, lstrlenW, DeleteCriticalSection, GetExitCodeThread, PulseEvent, DeleteFileW, SetFileAttributesW, MoveFileExW, FindNextFileW, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, FileTimeToSystemTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetFileTime, GetFileSize, SetEndOfFile, SetFileTime, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, ReadFile, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, GetVersionExW, GetFileAttributesW, SetErrorMode, GetOverlappedResult, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, GetVolumeInformationW, CopyFileExW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetComputerNameW, GetCurrentProcessId, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, DeviceIoControl, QueryDosDeviceW, GetDriveTypeW, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, lstrcmpW, lstrcpynW, GetCurrentProcess, CreateFileW, MoveFileWithProgressW, CopyFileW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InitializeCriticalSection
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
OleRun, CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2, CLSIDFromString, PropVariantClear, CLSIDFromProgID, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoResumeClassObjects, CoTaskMemFree
setupapi.dll
CM_Get_DevNode_Registry_PropertyW, CM_Get_Parent, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiCreateDeviceInfoList, SetupDiOpenDeviceInterfaceW
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetMalloc, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHFileOperationW
shlwapi.dll
StrRetToStrW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathStripToRootW
user32.dll
IsClipboardFormatAvailable, OpenClipboard, GetClipboardData, CloseClipboard, EmptyClipboard, SetClipboardData, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, PostThreadMessageW, MessageBoxW, CharUpperW, CharNextW, GetActiveWindow, GetMessageW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, EnableWindow, LoadStringW

PMBDeviceInfoProvider.exe

PMB by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove PMBDeviceInfoProvider.exe
Version:   1.0.0.10240
MD5:   627fa58adc043704f9d14ca44340956f
SHA1:   f9a9a952c0cb3d7098ce12f8c79fdf97708de9de
SHA256:   92306d5ee64812775e2a2e65f6666a5805cc4dd8beb3e2fc64cca087ef471d1f

Overview

pmbdeviceinfoprovider.exe runs as a service under the name PMBDeviceInfoProvider within the local user context. It is installed with a couple of know programs including PMB published by Sony Corporation, PMB from Sony Corporation and PMB by Sony Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:pmbdeviceinfoprovider.exe
Publisher:Sony Corporation
Product name:PMB
Description:Device Information Provider
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\pmb\pmbdeviceinfoprovider.exe
File version:1.0.0.10240
Product version:5.0.0.10240
Size:351.78 KB (360,224 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Expiration date:Saturday, November 5, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Sony Corporation
7% remove
Have you ever wanted to find vacation photos or sports videos saved on VAIO, and felt frustrated when you couldn’t find them quickly? With PMB (Picture Motion Browser), you can automatically organise pictures and movies into folders or according to the date that they were shot, simply by importing them into your VAIO. For example, you can see the record of a child’s growth by viewing pictures in chronological order, quickly and easily. ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'PMBDeviceInfoProvider'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00012480%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00008181%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004299%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:520,066 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,148/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.69 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.21 MB
Private (minimum):4.6 MB
Non-paged memory:1.69 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:46.25 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):47.49 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.83 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.24 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,542/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:80
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\sony\pmb\pmbdeviceinfoprovider.exe"
Owner:User
Windows Service
Service name:PMBDeviceInfoProvider
Description:“Enables PMB to communicate with the device.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00133273%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00078823%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00054449%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:19,980/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:252 KB
1.16 MB
PMBDeviceInfoProvider.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00015011%
Kernel CPU:0.00015011%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:2,324/sec
Memory:368 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 63.27%
Windows 7 Home Basic 14.29%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.16%
Windows 8 Pro 6.12%
Windows 7 Professional 4.08%
Windows Vista Ultimate 4.08%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 34.69% of PMB.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 85.29%
Intel 5.88%
Lenovo 5.88%
Dell 2.94%
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