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 Corporation)

VCPerfService.exe

VAIO Care Performance Service by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove VCPerfService.exe

Version:	3.1.0.0126
MD5:	f12429a2519e98b85eb3a9db977a937c
SHA1:	2076a75ae3779386c79bc5378f4e9f4f786ffb97
SHA256:	da9bbf8939f3f378ad2d4b129d62e77ae2f3e3d6967490c89a20ac04c15c5e33

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:	3.1.0.0126
Product version:	3, 1, 0, 0126
Size:	253.43 KB (259,512 bytes)
Build date:	1/28/2011 10:45 AM
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 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 ...”

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:	0.00020295%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00017168%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00003128%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	11,248 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	4/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	13.86 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	13.7 MB
Private (minimum):	11.31 MB
Non-paged memory:	13.86 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	85.8 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	121.35 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	13.73 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	13.79 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	7	12
Handles:	246	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-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=\p
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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