Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

4a5bb 42.86%
e1292 57.14%
(Note, TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
DeleteService, RegFlushKey, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, CreateProcessAsUserA, RevertToSelf, OpenProcessToken, DuplicateTokenEx, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, SetServiceStatus, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, QueryServiceStatus, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceA, RegQueryValueExA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey, ControlService, OpenSCManagerA, OpenServiceA
gdi32.dll
PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutA, ExtTextOutA, Escape, ScaleWindowExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetViewportExtEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, SetMapMode, GetStockObject, SelectObject, RestoreDC, SaveDC, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetClipBox, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteObject, CreateBitmap, GetObjectA, DeleteDC
kernel32.dll
RtlUnwind, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, ExitProcess, RaiseException, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, GetACP, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, VirtualAlloc, IsBadWritePtr, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, SetStdHandle, FlushFileBuffers, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, GetCurrentProcess, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, GetProcessVersion, GlobalFlags, lstrcmpA, TlsGetValue, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, EnterCriticalSection, GlobalAlloc, GlobalReAlloc, GlobalLock, LeaveCriticalSection, GlobalHandle, GlobalUnlock, GlobalFree, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, lstrcpynA, SetLastError, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenA, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, GetVersion, lstrcatA, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalGetAtomNameA, GlobalAddAtomA, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, lstrcpyA, GetProcAddress, OpenProcess, CreateEventA, SetEvent, Sleep, GetModuleHandleA, CreateMutexA, CompareFileTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetModuleFileNameA, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetExitCodeProcess, TerminateProcess, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, lstrcmpiA, CreateProcessA, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, CloseHandle, GetLastError, GetVersionExA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize
psapi.dll
EnumProcesses, EnumProcessModules, GetModuleBaseNameA
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA
user32.dll
ModifyMenuA, GetMenuState, LoadBitmapA, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, GetClassNameA, PtInRect, ClientToScreen, LoadCursorA, GetSysColorBrush, ReleaseDC, GetDC, DestroyMenu, TabbedTextOutA, DrawTextA, GrayStringA, IsWindowEnabled, LoadIconA, PostMessageA, MapWindowPoints, GetSysColor, PeekMessageA, GetFocus, SetFocus, AdjustWindowRectEx, GetClientRect, CopyRect, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetTopWindow, GetParent, GetCapture, WinHelpA, GetClassInfoA, RegisterClassA, GetMenu, GetMenuItemCount, GetSubMenu, GetMenuItemID, GetDlgCtrlID, GetKeyState, DefWindowProcA, CreateWindowExA, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongA, SetPropA, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetPropA, CallWindowProcA, RemovePropA, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, EnableWindow, MessageBoxA, SetWindowTextA, LoadStringA, CheckMenuItem, GetLastActivePopup, GetForegroundWindow, GetWindow, GetWindowLongA, SetWindowLongA, RegisterWindowMessageA, SystemParametersInfoA, IsIconic, GetWindowPlacement, GetWindowRect, GetSystemMetrics, SetProcessWindowStation, CloseWindowStation, CloseDesktop, PostQuitMessage, DialogBoxParamA, CreateDialogParamA, ShowWindow, SetForegroundWindow, SetWindowPos, GetMessageA, IsDialogMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, KillTimer, SendMessageA, IsWindow, EndDialog, DestroyWindow, GetDlgItem, EnableMenuItem, GetNextDlgTabItem, GetWindowTextA
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterA, DocumentPropertiesA, ClosePrinter

swupdtmr.exe

By TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Signed)

Remove swupdtmr.exe
MD5:   4a5bb3e94b31063718228187ceab619e
SHA1:   a6dab0416330dfdc3302e55ef590a2621e2987a3
SHA256:   cb4eca9557333f4cc888bb5017bef775dcd15f8ecd847c627295b5f497d2a00b

What is swupdtmr.exe?

swupdtmr.exe is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.

Overview

swupdtmr.exe runs as a service under the name Swupdtmr with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program TOSHIBA Software Upgrades published by TOSHIBA Corporation and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The file is digitally signed by TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:swupdtmr.exe
Typical file path:C:\toshiba\ivp\swupdate\swupdtmr.exe
Size:109.36 KB (111,984 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, January 29, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
TOSHIBA Corporation
18% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Swupdtmr'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02024588%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01526730%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00497858%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:47 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:744 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.38 MB
Private (minimum):1.31 MB
Non-paged memory:744 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:27.99 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):32.38 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.31 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.38 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:642/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:17 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:5 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:858 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:28/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:30
600
GUI GDI count:8
103
GUI USER count:1
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\toshiba\ivp\swupdate\swupdtmr.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Swupdtmr
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 57.14%
Windows Vista Home Premium 28.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 75.00% of swupdtmr.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 100.00%
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