ToshibaServiceStation.exe
TOSHIBA Service Station by TOSHIBA CORPORATION (Signed)
Overview
toshibaservicestation.exe has 9 known versions, the most recent one is 2.6.3.0. toshibaservicestation.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. In order execute the program with adminsitrator rights and prevent a UAC prompt, the program will add a job to the Windows Task Scheduler that will automtaiclaly start it when a user logs on. The average file size is about 1.17 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to TOSHIBA CORPORATION by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs TOSHIBA Service Station, Toshiba Book Place and ScorpionSaver have been observed as installing specific variations of toshibaservicestation.exe. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0035% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 40.07 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 48.95 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3.28 KB per minute for reads and 192 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is toshibaservicestation.exe?
TOSHIBA Service Station for TOSHIBA Service Station enables your computer to periodically search for Toshiba Software updates or alerts from Toshiba that are specific to your laptop.
Details |
File name: | toshibaservicestation.exe |
Publisher: | TOSHIBA Corporation |
Product name: | TOSHIBA Service Station |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\toshiba\toshiba service station\toshibaservicestation.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Monday, April 11, 2011 |
Expiration date: | Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of TOSHIBA Service Station.)
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This application enables your computer to periodically search for Toshiba Software updates or alerts from Toshiba that are specific to your laptop.
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of toshibaservicestation.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'
- 'ToshibaServiceStation' → "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Service Station\ToshibaServiceStation.exe" /hidC:60
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Service Station' runs on logon in the path '\TOSHIBA\Service Station'
- Entry path '\TOSHIBA\Service Station'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\TOSHIBA\Service Station'
All file variations of toshibaservicestation.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.22% |
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Windows 8 |
31.08% |
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Windows 8.1 |
6.08% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
5.41% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
4.05% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.70% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.03% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.03% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
2.03% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
1.35% |
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Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.35% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.68% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 61.49% of TOSHIBA Service Station.