TPwrMain.exe
TOSHIBA Power Saver by TOSHIBA CORPORATION (Signed)
Warning 5 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of TPwrMain.exe.
Overview
There are 22 versions of tpwrmain.exe in the wild, the latest version being 1.0.0.7. tpwrmain.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. The average file size is about 493.82 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to TOSHIBA CORPORATION by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program TOSHIBA Power Saver from Toshiba Corporation. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0003% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.8 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.23 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 11 Bytes per minute for reads and 3 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is tpwrmain.exe?
Toshiba Power Saver provides a Control Panel for managing power and battery settings. Toshiba Power Saver requires Toshiba ACPI Common Modules (TVALD).
Details |
File name: | tpwrmain.exe |
Publisher: | TOSHIBA Corporation |
Product name: | TOSHIBA Power Saver |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\toshiba\power saver\tpwrmain.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 Power Saver.)
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of tpwrmain.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'
- 'TPwrMain' → C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Power Saver\TPwrMain.EXE
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 5 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m |
1.0.0.4 |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m |
1.0.0.7 |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m |
1.0.0.6 |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m |
1.0.0.7 |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m |
1.0.0.6 |
All file variations of tpwrmain.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
62.38% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
12.87% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.92% |
|
Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.96% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
2.97% |
|
Windows 7 Starter |
1.98% |
|
Windows Vista Business |
1.98% |
|
Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.98% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
1.98% |
|
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.99% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.99% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.50% of TOSHIBA Power Saver.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Toshiba |
98.57% |
|
Acer |
1.43% |
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