PwmConsole.exe
Trend Micro DirectPass by Trend Micro (Signed)
Overview
pwmconsole.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 1.7.0.1015. pwmconsole.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 1017.27 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Trend Micro by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Trend Micro DirectPass, Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security and Titanium Internet Security have been observed as installing specific variations of pwmconsole.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0002% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 75.53 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 93.93 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3.39 KB per minute for reads and 1.71 KB per minute for writes.
What is pwmconsole.exe?
Management console is part of Trend Micro security framework. Typically, applications that have heavy input/output (I/O) or that are resource-intensive may conflict with the Trend Micro Anti-Malware Solution Platform.
About pwmconsole.exe (from Trend Micro)
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 Details
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| File name: | pwmconsole.exe |
| Publisher: | Trend Micro Inc. |
| Product name: | Trend Micro DirectPass |
| Description: | Management console |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\trend micro\tmids\pwmconsole.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Trend Micro |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, December 26, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, February 15, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Trend Micro DirectPass.)
The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy. "Offer your users a free trial of DirectPass, from the makers of Trend Micro Antivirus. DirectPass is a password manag...
“Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security is all-in-one, easy-to-use protection for everything you and your family do online-email, socialize, bank, browse, shop, and more. It provides you with a friendly...”
“Strong, fast and easy-to-use security--Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security provides advanced protection for your family so you can connect with confidence. Titanium uses cloud technology to proacti...”
“Strong, fast and easy-to-use security--Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security provides advanced protection for your family so you can connect with confidence. Titanium uses cloud technology to proacti...”
“Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security is strong, easy-to-use protection for what you and your family do online every day-email, socialize, bank, browse, and shop. In addition to blocking viruses and ...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pwmconsole.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'
- 'PwmConsole.exe' → "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\TMIDS\PwmConsole.exe" -s
All file variations of pwmconsole.exe
