Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

3.1.0.0126 91.67%
3.1.0.0126 8.33%
(Note, Sony Corporation of America publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
SetServiceStatus, ConvertSidToStringSidW, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueW, OpenProcessToken, CreateProcessAsUserW, DuplicateTokenEx, ReportEventW, RegisterEventSourceW, RegQueryValueExW, DeleteService, OpenServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, CreateServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW
kernel32.dll
GetModuleHandleW, LocalFree, WaitForMultipleObjects, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, ReleaseMutex, CreateFileW, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, DeleteFileW, GetFileSizeEx, FileTimeToSystemTime, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime, ReadFile, WriteFile, FlushFileBuffers, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, FormatMessageW, GetFileInformationByHandle, CreateEventW, CreateMutexW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, CreateTimerQueue, QueryPerformanceCounter, CreateTimerQueueTimer, CreateThread, GetSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, DeleteTimerQueueEx, GetFileTime, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Module32FirstW, Module32NextW, OpenProcess, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, InterlockedDecrement, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, CloseHandle, GetCurrentProcessId, GetLongPathNameW, GetModuleFileNameW, lstrlenW, GetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, WideCharToMultiByte, InterlockedExchange, Sleep, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetProcAddress
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx
pdh.dll
PdhExpandWildCardPathW, PdhGetFormattedCounterValue, PdhGetFormattedCounterArrayW, PdhCollectQueryData, PdhAddCounterW, PdhCloseQuery, PdhLookupPerfNameByIndexW, PdhOpenQueryW
psapi.dll
GetModuleFileNameExW
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQuerySessionInformationW, WTSQueryUserToken, WTSFreeMemory, WTSEnumerateSessionsW

VCPerfService.exe

VAIO Care Performance Service by Sony Corporation of America (Signed)

Remove VCPerfService.exe
Version:   3.1.0.0126
MD5:   62831a29b1ce936704447e5a3876e378
SHA1:   e970c04e64a2b6cfb121b6f24b4691194bc4446d

What is VCPerfService.exe?

VAIO Care software included on your laptop is designed to help users maintain and update Sony computers.

About VCPerfService.exe (from Sony Corporation of America)

“Whether you enter VAIO Care from the ASSIST button or start menu, this utility can guide you through troubleshooting steps, system updates, configuration tools and system tune-up options. VAIO Care is”

DetailsDetails

File name:vcperfservice.exe
Publisher:Sony Corporation
Product name:VAIO Care Performance Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcperfservice.exe
File version:3.1.0.0126
Product version:3, 1, 0, 0126
Size:184.62 KB (189,048 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Corporation of America
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Saturday, June 12, 2010
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
VAIO Care
 Sony Corporation
12% remove
“VAIO Care can help and the ASSIST button is a shortcut that allows you to open VAIO Care. I’d like to explain the benefit of this program. Whether you enter VAIO Care from the ASSIST button or start menu, this utility can guide you through troubleshooting steps, system updates, configuration tools and system tune-up options. VAIO Care is actually a built-in troubleshooting and maintenance program that comes installed on your VAIO PC to ...”

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00013932%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001305%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00012627%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,471,869,435 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:12.96 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):12.2 MB
Private (minimum):7.2 MB
Non-paged memory:12.96 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:84.64 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):123.53 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.21 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.83 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:396
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcperfservice.exe" "/service" "/sstates" "/sampleinterval=5000" "/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=\proces
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:SampleCollector
Display name:VAIO Care Performance Service
Description:“Checks the systems performance for VAIO Care.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 75.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 16.67%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 8.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of VAIO Care Performance Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 100.00%
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