Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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PCSuite.exe
Nokia PC Suite by Nokia (Signed)
| Version: | 7,1,180,46 |
| MD5: | 89462c4996eda8436ae3df1d82d040ad |
| SHA1: | 666a8c92b2ff25b576926d7462dcc3baff60d059 |
| SHA256: | 6f6c4dbc7060d853858b158fd709e3cb3f123189919aa94756e044a97596ee69 |
Overview
pcsuite.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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Nokia PC Suite published by Nokia, Nokia Software Updater from Nokia and Nokia Software Updater by Nokia. The file is digitally signed by Nokia which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | pcsuite.exe |
| Publisher: | Nokia |
| Product name: | Nokia PC Suite |
| Description: | Nokia Launch Application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\nokia\nokia pc suite 7\pcsuite.exe |
| File version: | 7,1,180,46 |
| Product version: | 7,1 |
| Size: | 1.44 MB (1,508,408 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Nokia |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, February 18, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Use Nokia PC Suite to move content between the phone and the computer, and get apps or the latest phone software. You can sync information between your phone and programs, such as Office Outlook, create multimedia messages, or manage your phone’s calendar effortlessly on your computer. You can also connect your computer to the internet with the help of your phone. Windows PC users can sync music, videos, and pictures and get the latest ...”
Nokia Software Updater is a program designed to manage all installed Nokia programs on the user's PC and check for and update any new versions of the software if available. This service will run in the background when Windows starts and periodically check for updates.
Nokia Ovi Suite Software Updater is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings.
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'PC Suite Tray' → "C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 7\PCSuite.exe" -onlytray
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00037994% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005296% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00032698% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 351 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 3/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 14.59 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 28.82 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 28.52 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 14.59 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 149.44 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 159.19 MB | |
| Working set: | 28.77 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 29.23 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 20 | |
| Handles: | 560 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 39 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 41 | |
| GUI USER count: | 27 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 33 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.32% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
21.05% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
10.53% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
10.53% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.53% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.53% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
10.53% |
|
Distribution by country
India installs about 31.58% of Nokia PC Suite.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.27% |
|
| Sony |
18.18% |
|
| Intel |
18.18% |
|
| ASUS |
18.18% |
|
| Dell |
9.09% |
|
| Lenovo |
9.09% |
|
