PMBVolumeWatcher.exe
PMB by Sony Corporation (Signed)
Overview
pmbvolumewatcher.exe has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 2.2.00.03152. pmbvolumewatcher.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 606.28 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Sony Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program PMB from Sony Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0007% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 6.03 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.64 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 569 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | pmbvolumewatcher.exe |
Publisher: | Sony Corporation |
Product name: | PMB |
Description: | Media Check Tool |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sony\pmb\pmbvolumewatcher.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Sony Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Tuesday, October 5, 2010 |
Expiration date: | Saturday, November 5, 2011 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of PMB.)
“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 ...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pmbvolumewatcher.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'PMBVolumeWatcher' → C:\Program Files\Sony\PMB\PMBVolumeWatcher.exe
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
- Handler name 'SonyPMBImportPicturesOnArrival'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Sony\PMB\PMBVolumeWatcher.exe'
All file variations of pmbvolumewatcher.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
63.51% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
14.86% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
6.76% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.41% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.41% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
4.05% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.78% of PMB.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Sony |
88.46% |
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Intel |
7.69% |
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Dell |
1.92% |
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Lenovo |
1.92% |
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