vim.exe
VAIO Improvement by Sony Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 3 versions of vim.exe in the wild, the latest version being 2.0.2.04020. vim.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The process utilizes the Windows Task Scheduler to automatically launch the file as a process when a user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 413.29 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Sony Corporation by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program VAIO Improvement from Sony Corporation. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0007% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.44 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.06 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 10 Bytes per minute for reads and 42 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | vim.exe |
Publisher: | Sony Corporation |
Product name: | VAIO Improvement |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sony\vaio improvement\vim.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Sony Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Monday, March 28, 2011 |
Expiration date: | Wednesday, March 28, 2012 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of VAIO Improvement.)
The VAIO Improvement program is pre-installed with various VAIO laptop models. It will re-theme various components of Windows to include Sony VAIO themes including screensavers, wallpapers and style a...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of vim.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'VAIOImprovementMonitorUser' runs on logon in the path '\Sony Corporation\VAIO Improvement\VAIOImprovementMonitorUser'
- The job 'VAIOImprovementMonitorSystem' runs on boot in the path '\Sony Corporation\VAIO Improvement\VAIOImprovementMonitorSystem'
- Entry path '\Sony Corporation\VAIO Improvement\VAIOImprovementMonitorUser'
- Entry path '\Sony Corporation\VAIO Improvement\VAIOImprovementMonitorSystem'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\Sony Corporation\VAIO Improvement\VAIOImprovementMonitorUser'
- Login entry path '\Sony Corporation\VAIO Improvement\VAIOImprovementMonitorSystem'
All file variations of vim.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8 |
53.49% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
30.23% |
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Windows 8.1 |
13.95% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 23.26% of VAIO Improvement.