Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.0.1 50.00%
1.0.0.1 18.75%
1.0.0.1 31.25%
(Note, DIRECTV publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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Child process

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, GetUserNameA
kernel32.dll
WaitForSingleObject, GetModuleFileNameW, Sleep, GetCurrentThreadId, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateThread, CreateEventW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, SetEvent, FreeLibrary, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, GetCommandLineW, TerminateProcess, CreateProcessA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, CreateEventA, CreateSemaphoreA, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcess, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, ReleaseSemaphore, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, QueryPerformanceFrequency, TlsAlloc, GetQueuedCompletionStatus, InterlockedExchangeAdd, CloseHandle, CreateIoCompletionPort, PostQueuedCompletionStatus, SetLastError, InterlockedCompareExchange, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, GetTimeZoneInformation, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLocaleInfoA, GetLocaleInfoW, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, LoadLibraryA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetModuleHandleA, HeapSize, GetCurrentThread, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrlenW, InterlockedExchange, SetErrorMode, ExitProcess, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, LocalFree, FormatMessageA, ReleaseMutex, GetSystemInfo, CreateMutexA, GetCurrentProcessId, ResetEvent, ResumeThread, GetTickCount, SystemTimeToFileTime, WaitForMultipleObjects, SetWaitableTimer, CreateWaitableTimerA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, RtlUnwind, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetStartupInfoW, ExitThread, FatalAppExitA, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoRegisterClassObject, CoTaskMemFree, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoRevokeClassObject
user32.dll
CallWindowProcW, GetWindowLongA, CharNextW, CharUpperW, PostThreadMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetMessageW, FindWindowA, CreateWindowExA, SendMessageW, DestroyWindow, SetWindowLongA

PCShowServerPMWrapper.exe

PC Show power management wrapper by DIRECTV (Signed)

Remove PCShowServerPMWrapper.exe
Version:   1.0.0.1
MD5:   9cf35efc03957ad05429dfb653ab48c4
SHA1:   76a8b6567c9ccb61fe548656699c28a4a4882f07

Overview

pcshowserverpmwrapper.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 DIRECTV Player published by DIRECTV. The file is digitally signed by DIRECTV which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:pcshowserverpmwrapper.exe
Publisher:NDS Technologies
Product name:PC Show power management wrapper
Typical file path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\directv player\pcshowserverpmwrapper.exe
File version:1.0.0.1
Size:343.64 KB (351,888 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:DIRECTV
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, October 4, 2012
Expiration date:Saturday, October 5, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
DIRECTV
9% remove
The DIRECTV Player is FREE software for your computer that optimizes your viewing experience of movies and shows on directv.com. Once installed, it will be available for all of the videos on directv.com.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'PCShowServer' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\DIRECTV Player\PCShowServerPMWrapper.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00012443%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00003503%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00008940%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:101 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:28,679/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.61 MB
Private (minimum):3.46 MB
Non-paged memory:1.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:98.54 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):127.94 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.53 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.7 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,420/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:20 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:87
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:10
142
GUI USER count:4
49
GUI USER peak:5
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\users\user\appdata\local\directv player\pcshowserverpmwrapper.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 56.25%
Windows 8 12.50%
Windows 7 Professional 12.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 12.50%
Windows 8 Pro 6.25%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of PC Show power management wrapper.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 42.11%
Dell 42.11%
GIGABYTE 10.53%
Hewlett-Packard 5.26%
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