PMBVolumeWatcher.exe
PMB by Sony Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 2.2.00.03152 |
| MD5: | 1144f1a221f756e05525179b5e1682c1 |
| SHA1: | 39b0df754ffb2034775fb9946299a0ec8ce12f50 |
| SHA256: | 8d956aec3c19f07762af050f8040a23dfc9a25cd7edba51ce7793edd61a5dde1 |
Overview
pmbvolumewatcher.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It 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. It configures an autoplay handler withing explorer.exe named SonyPMBImportPicturesOnArrival that will launch the program automatically. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
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 |
| File version: | 2.2.00.03152 |
| Product version: | 5.6.00.03152 |
| Size: | 634.84 KB (650,080 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
Behaviors
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'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00205347% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00125535% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00079812% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 335 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 6.95 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 6.35 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.02 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 6.95 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 90.7 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 98.34 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.84 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 11.75 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 201 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 17 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 20 | |
| GUI USER count: | 9 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 11 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\sony\pmb\pmbvolumewatcher.exe" |
| Owner: | User |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
63.51% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
14.86% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
6.76% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.41% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.41% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
4.05% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.78% of PMB.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
88.46% |
|
| Intel |
7.69% |
|
| Dell |
1.92% |
|
| Lenovo |
1.92% |
|
