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VCPerfService.exe

VAIO Care Performance Service

Remove VCPerfService.exe
Version:   3.2.0.07300
MD5:   fdf4878e1fc0b05b71e9a05eeb771ff0
SHA1:   b361a2d0510ff314ce557d7a75a88d2eceab0401
SHA256:   2f3cb03b5dac5411e172cbec9f1d09d06811c0c1ec8f881920d12a99f5cba1e2

Overview

vcperfservice.exe runs as a service under the name SampleCollector (SampleCollector) within the local user context. It is installed with a couple of know programs including VAIO Care published by Sony Corporation, VAIO Care from Sony Corporation and VAIO Care by Sony Corporation. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).

DetailsDetails

File name:vcperfservice.exe
Product name:VAIO Care Performance Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcperfservice.exe
File version:3.2.0.07300
Size:153 KB (156,672 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Sony Corporation
12% remove
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • SampleCollector
  • 'SampleCollector' (VAIO Care Performance Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00155902%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00120675%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00035227%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:37,674,348 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:620,642/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:5/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:12.03 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):12.64 MB
Private (minimum):8.28 MB
Non-paged memory:12.03 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:55.8 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):94.6 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:10.74 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):14.17 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:408,163/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.11 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:81 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:11.16 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:217/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:229
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcperfservice.exe" "/service" "/sstates" "/sampleinterval=10000" "/procinterval=5" "/dllinterval=120" "/counter=\processor(_total)\% processor timC:1" "/counter=\physicaldisk(_total)\disk bytes/seC:1" "/counter=\network interface(*)\bytes total/seC:1" "/expandcounter=\processor information(*)\processor frequencC:1" "&" "/expandcounter=\processor(*)\% idle timC:1" "/expandcounter=\processor(*)\% c1 timC:1" "/expandcounter=\processor(*)\% c2 timC:1" "/expandcounter
  • "C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcperfservice.exe" "/service" "/sstates" "/sampleinterval=10000" "/procinterval=5" "/dllinterval=120" "/counter=\processor(_total)\% processor timC:1/counter=\physicaldisk(_total)\disk bytes/seC:1" "/counter=\network interface(*)\bytes total/seC:1" "/expandcounter=\processor information(*)\processor frequencC:1" "&" "/expandcounter=\processor(*)\% idle timC:1" "/expandcounter=\processor(*)\% c1 timC:1" "/expandcounter=\processor(*)\% c2 timC:1" "/expandcounter=\p
  • "C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcperfservice.exe" "/service" "/sstates" "/sampleinterval=10000" "/procinterval=5" "/dllinterval=120" "/counter=\processor(_total)\% processor timC:1" "/counter=\physicaldisk(_total)\disk bytes/seC:1" "/counter=\network interface(*)\bytes total/seC:1" "/expandcounter=\processor information(*)\processor frequencC:1" "" "/expandcounter=\processor(*)\% idle timC:1" "/expandcounter=\processor(*)\% c1 timC:1" "/expandcounter=\processor(*)\% c2 timC:1" "/expandcounter=
Owner:User
Windows Service
Service name:SampleCollector
Display name:SampleCollector
Description:“Checks the systems performance for VAIO Care.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.05342549%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.04937502%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00405047%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,001,076/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:4/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
1.16 MB
VCPerfService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00044706%
Kernel CPU:0.00020071%
User CPU:0.00024635%
CPU cycles:8,840/sec
Memory:176 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Single Language 35.71%
Windows 8 21.43%
Windows 7 Home Basic 14.29%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.29%
Windows 7 Professional 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 14.29% of VAIO Care Performance Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 100.00%
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