Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

8.4.0.13170	5.36%
8.3.0.08020	8.93%
8.2.0.14020	12.50%
8.1.0.08100	25.00%
8.0.0.08080	12.50%
7.2.0.9290	1.79%
7.2.0.9290	1.79%
7.0.0.7070	1.79%
6.4.0.13280	30.36%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child processes

Related files

VCService.exe

VAIO Care by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove VCService.exe

Version:	7.2.0.9290
MD5:	d076011ecd0d1310e879f32ebf3b4886
SHA1:	c317a0a9a8e4ff473e150fbd509d5aa514ab3dcb
SHA256:	f2ed6f82941548cb1a5a54109936847d16c874deaef7a234d3170dee0d1aae05

What is VCService.exe?

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

About VCService.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:	vcservice.exe
Publisher:	Sony Corporation
Product name:	VAIO Care
Description:	VAIOCare
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcservice.exe
File version:	7.2.0.9290
Size:	53.16 KB (54,432 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):	Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.
Expiration date:	Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:	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)

'VCService'

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00027967%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00015724%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00012243%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	140 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	14,011/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	1.59 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	5.02 MB
Private (minimum):	688 KB
Non-paged memory:	1.59 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	35.21 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	36.71 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.79 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	5.02 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	3,772/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	28 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O other transfer:	4 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	5	12
Handles:	98	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcservice.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	VCService
Description:	“@"C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Care\DllResources\VCServiceRes.dll",-1001”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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