Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

2.0.2.04020	39.53%
2.0.0.08090	58.14%
1.3.0.12280	2.33%

Relationships

vim.exe

VAIO Improvement by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove vim.exe

Version:	1.3.0.12280
MD5:	8b89bcf89ee71c172eeba0244ed8c20b
SHA1:	98630aa26176766f938f057730f8caac0c7475e3
SHA256:	2f89d22434159fadebfb7750f2298bbaf347b7fe482169b035ae46a9df22745b

Overview

vim.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 Improvement published by Sony Corporation and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	vim.exe
Publisher:	Sony Corporation
Product name:	VAIO Improvement
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\sony\vaio improvement\vim.exe
File version:	1.3.0.12280
Size:	343.63 KB (351,880 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 Improvement

Sony Corporation

45% remove

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 and colors for menues, etc.. It also includes a number of tools and utilities with the PC to 'enhance' the user's experience including the Control Center, and updater, on-screen keyboard and hotkey utilities and more.

Behaviors

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)

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00018780%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00017079%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00001701%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	156 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	6,647/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	4.68 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	9.71 MB
Private (minimum):	174 KB
Non-paged memory:	4.68 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	88.83 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	92.83 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	796 KB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	9.77 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	6,480/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	13 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	25 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	68 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	6	12
Handles:	154	600
GUI GDI count:	36	103
GUI GDI peak:	42	142
GUI USER count:	8	49
GUI USER peak:	9	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	64-bit
Command lines:	"C:\Program Files\sony\vaio improvement\vim.exe" -user "C:\Program Files\sony\vaio improvement\vim.exe" -system
Owner:	User
Parent process:	taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

vim.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00041101%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00041101%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00000000%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	14,166/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	352 KB	1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00022914%
Kernel CPU:	0.00022914%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	1,036/sec
Memory:	1.66 MB
viaggregator.dll (VAIO Improvement by Sony)
Total CPU:	0.00017152%
Kernel CPU:	0.00013726%
User CPU:	0.00003426%
CPU cycles:	3,972/sec
Memory:	132 KB