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TosWaitSrv.exe
TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor by TOSHIBA CORPORATION (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.0.1 |
| MD5: | 68f71973bb04e8e0d34068b206cb21aa |
| SHA1: | 64767a868698815a0f64d555bcc5fa64126b800a |
| SHA256: | d15ff51c5cd76a8e9a9759ad6ffc6adf45958cdd54d89ebc9866588188afc017 |
About TosWaitSrv.exe (from TOSHIBA CORPORATION)
“Everyone hates downtime. Yet with today’s hectic pace it’s hard to stop for preventive maintenance. But what if your laptop could foresee problems before they happen? That’s the whole idea behind PC H”
Overview
toswaitsrv.exe is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor published by TOSHIBA Corporation, TOSHIBA Face Recognition from TOSHIBA Corporation and TOSHIBA Face Recognition by TOSHIBA Corporation. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by TOSHIBA CORPORATION which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | toswaitsrv.exe |
| Publisher: | TOSHIBA Corporation |
| Product name: | TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\toshiba\tphm\toswaitsrv.exe |
| File version: | 1.0.0.1 |
| Product version: | V1.4.0.0 |
| Size: | 694.34 KB (711,000 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, April 11, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor proactively monitors a number of system functions such as power consumption, battery health and system cooling, informing you of significant system conditions.
Toshiba laptops include facial recognition functionality that is built into the laptop-mounted Webcam. Facial recognition software provides an additional layer of security to your laptop while improving the ease logging in to your Windows account.
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'TosWaitSrv' → C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TPHM\TosWaitSrv.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
55.77% |
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| Windows 8 |
26.92% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
3.85% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.85% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.92% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
1.92% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.92% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.92% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
1.92% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 57.69% of TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
98.63% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
1.37% |
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