PMBVolumeWatcher.exe
PMB by Sony Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 2.2.00.03152 |
MD5: | 9fc60a74e6c4589ec6c16108a518572e |
SHA1: | bbb93be33cd42b924d0d6d39f62b197b3e398dbf |
SHA256: | 12c9294049e2eea03a8b684fae4b88e4627a131a0878494165ff314c0cb2a3af |
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. This is typically installed with the program PMB published by Sony Corporation.
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: | 636.55 KB (651,832 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
Programs
The following program will install this file
“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. ...”
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: | 0.00029633% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00020510% | |
User CPU: | 0.00009123% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 102 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 13,122/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 4.86 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 7.36 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 1.04 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 4.86 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 91.38 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 95.14 MB | |
Working set: | 1.79 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 11.31 MB | |
Page faults: | 4,074/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 388 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 22 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 3/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 3 | |
Handles: | 175 | |
GUI GDI count: | 17 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 20 | |
GUI USER count: | 8 | |
GUI USER peak: | 10 | |
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% |
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