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VCsystray.exe
VAIO Care by Sony Corporation of America (Signed)
Version: | 1.0.0.0 |
MD5: | 841b3a7718a8354513056f69b738b9de |
SHA1: | 2e1e41d4105b5935f8778390df05408bb0b5667f |
SHA256: | a97903d3d60e6029cbb24183709e28043c6e283664eea6e9ad9deb12368e56c2 |
Overview
vcsystray.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). This is typically installed with the program VAIO Care published by Sony Corporation and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation of America which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | vcsystray.exe |
Publisher: | Sony Electronics, Inc. |
Product name: | VAIO Care |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sony\vaio care\vcsystray.exe |
File version: | 1.0.0.0 |
Size: | 604.3 KB (618,800 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Sony Corporation of America |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Tuesday, November 6, 2007 |
Expiration date: | Monday, December 15, 2008 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“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
Scheduled tasks
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\VAIO Care'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00388538% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00044610% | |
User CPU: | 0.00343928% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 94 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 142,568/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 40.04 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 27.72 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 27.57 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 40.04 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 578.32 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 590.32 MB | |
Working set: | 27.72 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 27.74 MB | |
Page faults: | 8,740/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 728 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 4 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 100 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 6/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 7 | |
Handles: | 291 | |
GUI GDI count: | 25 | |
GUI USER count: | 17 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows Vista Home Premium |
100.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of VAIO Care.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Sony |
100.00% |
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