spmgr.exe

VAIO Power Management by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove spmgr.exe
Version:   4.0.0.04200
MD5:   18ab129212bb7607bf0827627aa48a26
SHA1:   ab619f9993cb1e70e0b0c49ab3b4415e22a33599
SHA256:   6f0930730ff880537a6868c5a44bf8a4034ae42d5f81509ece029cf152c8a160

What is spmgr.exe?

SPM Module is part of Power management, a program designed to set up power schemes of your computer that is running on AC power or batteries to suit your requirements for power consumption. VAIO Power Management is a software application developed exclusively for VAIO computers. With this software application, you can enhance the Windows power management functions to ensure better operations of your computer and for longer battery life.

Overview

spmgr.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). It is installed with a couple of know programs including VAIO Power Management published by Sony Corporation, Gestione alimentazione VAIO from Sony Corporation and Gestione alimentazione VAIO by Sony Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:spmgr.exe
Publisher:Sony Corporation
Product name:VAIO Power Management
Description:SPM Module
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\vaio power management\spmgr.exe
File version:4.0.0.04200
Size:1.69 MB (1,771,368 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Expiration date:Friday, August 17, 2007
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Sony Corporation
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Power management is to set up power schemes of your computer that is running on AC power or batteries to suit your requirements for power consumption. VAIO Power Management is a software application developed exclusively for VAIO computers. With this software application, you can enhance the Windows power management functions to ensure better operations of your computer and for longer battery life. To display hints on pow er management ...
Sony Corporation
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Sony Corporation
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'VPM Unlock' in the path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Unlock'
  • The task 'VPM Session Change' in the path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Session Change'
  • The job 'VPM Logon Start' runs on logon in the path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Logon Start'
  • Entry path '\Sony Corporation\VAIO Power Management\VPM Logon Start'
  • Entry path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Unlock'
  • Entry path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Session Change'
  • Entry path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Logon Start'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Logon Start'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00293453%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00146726%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00146726%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:374 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:30,105/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:29.59 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):14.3 MB
Private (minimum):1.88 MB
Non-paged memory:29.59 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:207.41 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):212.42 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.43 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):22.46 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:27,322/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:157 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:217 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:438
600
GUI GDI count:31
103
GUI GDI peak:32
142
GUI USER count:17
49
GUI USER peak:18
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\sony\vaio power management\spmgr.exe" /start
Owner:User

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
SPMgr.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00354474%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00183349%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00171125%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:68,190/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.7 MB
1.16 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00024448%
Kernel CPU:0.00024448%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:3,498/sec
Memory:5.57 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 63.64%
Windows 7 Professional 14.55%
Windows Vista Home Premium 12.73%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.64%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.82%
Microsoft Windows XP 1.82%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.82%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 38.18% of VAIO Power Management.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 97.73%
Dell 2.27%
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