Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
 Additional versions
Additional versions
 
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
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Import table
mscoree.dll
DllMain
 
     
    
        SPMService.exe
VAIO Power Management by Sony Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 5.6.0.08310 | 
| MD5: | 63dd41d4c6f5fd59beb08c88292ca76a | 
| SHA1: | 35b1f1f096d578ff6605ae10c156b6f1ee3310aa | 
| SHA256: | fb4094058b1b9986eda525e7f6da2276c2b4befff56be6135a9b0c18db7378dd | 
What is SPMService.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
spmservice.exe runs as a service under the name VAIO Power Management with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
 Details
Details
| File name: | spmservice.exe | 
| Publisher: | Sony Corporation | 
| Product name: | VAIO Power Management | 
| Description: | SPM Module | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sony\vaio power management\spmservice.exe | 
| File version: | 5.6.0.08310 | 
| Size: | 522.63 KB (535,176 bytes) | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | Sony Corporation | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Monday, March 28, 2011 | 
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET | 
| .NET CLR: | Yes | 
| .NET NGENed: | No | 
More details
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00002008% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000373% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00001635% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 52,011 ms/min |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 693/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 4.77 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 10.48 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 10.4 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 4.77 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 72.26 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 76.41 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 10.45 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 10.5 MB |  | 
| Page faults: | 2,913/min |  | 
| I/O | 
| I/O read transfer: | 21 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: | 2 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 4 |  | 
| Handles: | 137 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System | 
| Platform: | 64-bit | 
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\sony\vaio power management\spmservice.exe" | 
| Owner: | SYSTEM | 
| Windows Service | 
| Service name: | VAIO Power Management | 
| Description: | “Proporciona servicio de administración de energía para el VAIO. Si se detiene o desactiva este servicio, no estarán disponibles las funciones de administración de energía para el VAIO.” | 
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess | 
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) | 
 Threads
Threads
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 42.11% |  | 
| Windows Vista Home Premium | 14.04% |  | 
| Windows 8 Single Language | 8.77% |  | 
| Windows 8 | 8.77% |  | 
| Windows 7 Professional | 8.77% |  | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 5.26% |  | 
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center | 3.51% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Basic | 3.51% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 | 1.75% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview | 1.75% |  | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 1.75% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 29.82% of VAIO Power Management.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Sony | 97.92% |  | 
| Dell | 2.08% |  |