Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
pando.exe
pando by Pando Networks (Signed)
| Version: | 2,5,2,1 |
| MD5: | 4504dae0069ed4ebea2bbfa6859d3c8a |
| SHA1: | 786559974d8bcd35ecbbd9b0b2295dce41e05efc |
| SHA256: | 8e559859b4c526508e2f40468f6d9714471b9454b8c58f44db97d8c90d000531 |
What is pando.exe?
Pando is proprietary software for P2P file sharing. It's mainly aimed at sending files using both peer-to-peer and client–server architectures that would normally be too large to send via more conventional means. Pando functions as a normal BitTorrent client. Pando uses the BitTorrent protocol to transfer files.
Overview
pando.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program Pando published by Pando Networks Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Pando Networks which was issued by the Thawte certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | pando.exe |
| Publisher: | Pando Networks |
| Product name: | pando |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\pando networks\pando\pando.exe |
| File version: | 2,5,2,1 |
| Size: | 4.72 MB (4,946,040 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Pando Networks |
| Authority (CA): | Thawte |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, June 29, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“Pando is a free file sharing software that makes downloading, streaming and sharing large media files fast, easy and fun. Need to email large attachments, IM a folder, or publish your downloadable videos to the Web? Meet Pando. Accelerates and manages downloads of huge files and folders. Publish downloadable videos, photos and audio to any web site. You select the files and/or folders you want to share, and click "Share New". A copy of...”
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Pando' → C:\Program Files\Pando Networks\Pando\Pando.exe /Minimized
Network connections
[TCP] 5e00f3d7.bb.sky.com (94.0.243.215:54937)
[UDP] listens on port 52480
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00032279% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00022266% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00010013% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 264,952 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 34,004,759/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 37.71 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 59.75 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.4 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 37.71 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 278.93 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 293.84 MB | |
| Working set: | 12.31 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 61.6 MB | |
| Page faults: | 681,621/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 6.22 MB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 102/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 134.75 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 4/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 5.71 MB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1,265/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 35 | |
| Handles: | 696 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 154 | |
| GUI USER count: | 89 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| Pando.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.02344233% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00540837% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01803395% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,412,611/sec | |
| Context switches: | 14/sec | |
| Memory: | 4.75 MB | |
| wow64cpu.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00002686% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000767% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001919% | |
| CPU cycles: | 7,468/sec | |
| Memory: | 36 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
91.67% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
8.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of pando.
