Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

3, 2, 0, 0	25.00%
3.1.0.0126	25.00%
3.1.0.0126	8.33%
3.0.0.523	8.33%
3.0.0.523	33.33%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child process

listener.exe (VaioCare Sample Collector Service by Sony of America)

VCPerfService.exe

VAIO Care Performance Service by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove VCPerfService.exe

Version:	3.0.0.523
MD5:	67ea450641aac745791d487005f1f80d
SHA1:	6fdfa290d8b06d940f7295498983565866cc1f7f
SHA256:	367140638780ecdf741187ac9d5c6803926bd7615ca732e6966cfa8f52cd09f5

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)

“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”

Details

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:	3.0.0.523
Product version:	3, 0, 0, 523
Size:	246.5 KB (252,416 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Monday, March 28, 2011
Expiration date:	Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following program 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 ...”

Behaviors

Service

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'SampleCollector' (VAIO Care Performance Service)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00099899%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00026779%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00073120%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	112,399 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	5,977,760/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	326/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	11.93 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	16.51 MB
Private (minimum):	11.24 MB
Non-paged memory:	11.93 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	60.84 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	95.37 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	16.07 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	18.72 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	2,998,137/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	1.27 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	62 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	2/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	45.19 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1,375/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	7	12
Handles:	208	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcperfservice.exe" "/service" "/sstates" "/sampleinterval=2000" "/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)

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