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ContentTransferWMDetector.exe

Content Transfer Walkman Detector by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove ContentTransferWMDetector.exe
Version:   1.3.0.23190
MD5:   12fd7c1eaddda10a67b1d6f905b3cc1e
SHA1:   f84c70497f0e2886100a266df6dcaea1165ef397

Overview

contenttransferwmdetector.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Content Transfer published by Sony Corporation, Content Transfer from Sony Corporation and Content Transfer by Sony Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:contenttransferwmdetector.exe
Publisher:Sony Corporation
Product name:Content Transfer Walkman Detector
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\content transfer\contenttransferwmdetector.exe
File version:1.3.0.23190
Size:569.35 KB (583,016 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Expiration date:Thursday, May 27, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Sony Corporation
12% remove
Content Transfer can transfer music, videos or photos from a computer to the player by a simple drag-and-drop operation. You can use Windows Explorer or iTunes, etc., to drag-and-drop data to Content Transfer. Content Transfer can also convert a video file of a format not supported by the player into a playable format. For details on operation, refer to the Help of the software. Transferable files: Music (MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV), Photo (JPE...
Sony Corporation
10% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ContentTransferWMDetector.exe' → C:\Program Files\Sony\Content Transfer\ContentTransferWMDetector.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00054367%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00048389%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00005978%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:52,485 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:32,973/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.72 MB
Private (minimum):1.7 MB
Non-paged memory:1.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:54.93 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):61.57 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.82 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.06 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,980/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:80 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:95
600
GUI GDI count:11
103
GUI GDI peak:9
142
GUI USER count:12
49
GUI USER peak:12
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\sony\content transfer\contenttransferwmdetector.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 40.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 40.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Hungary installs about 40.00% of Content Transfer Walkman Detector.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
MSI 50.00%
Sony 50.00%
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