VersionsVersions

2.2.00.03152 6.76%
2.2.00.03152 6.76%
2.1.00.11260 39.19%
2.0.04.06010 22.97%
2.0.03.03240 1.35%
2.0.02.13211 4.05%
2.0.00.10240 18.92%

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PMBVolumeWatcher.exe

PMB by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove PMBVolumeWatcher.exe

Overview

pmbvolumewatcher.exe has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 2.2.00.03152. pmbvolumewatcher.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 606.28 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Sony Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program PMB from Sony Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0007% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 6.03 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.64 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 569 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.

DetailsDetails

File name:pmbvolumewatcher.exe
Publisher:Sony Corporation
Product name:PMB
Description:Media Check Tool
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\pmb\pmbvolumewatcher.exe
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Expiration date:Saturday, November 5, 2011

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of PMB.)
Sony Corporation
7% remove
Have you ever wanted to find vacation photos or sports videos saved on VAIO, and felt frustrated when you couldn’t find them quickly? With PMB (Picture Motion Browser), you can automatically organise ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pmbvolumewatcher.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'PMBVolumeWatcher' → C:\Program Files\Sony\PMB\PMBVolumeWatcher.exe
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
  • Handler name 'SonyPMBImportPicturesOnArrival'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Sony\PMB\PMBVolumeWatcher.exe'

VersionsAll file variations of pmbvolumewatcher.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
9fc60a74e6c4589ec6c16108a518572e bbb93be33cd42b924d0d6d39f62b197b3e398dbf 636.55 KB
1144f1a221f756e05525179b5e1682c1 39b0df754ffb2034775fb9946299a0ec8ce12f50 634.84 KB
48b9248ced8a5de4eb0917cb676cb8d5 646cf51ac1c42583eaa31561f9225f1856cf6068 632.84 KB
ac32e0f47bb9083bb4164171a4c562a2 8adf6829153f1f813598d70d7f74908ea9b5f422 586.84 KB
766e24a20116afa41f380b57ffe7af02 e05445fd7e7cb92a0090c383f61648732fb06c4e 585.28 KB
88c7319b0d171537a59520fe4dd8c357 f714013acdc5229c53f027bebb62771eeeec6b81 583.78 KB
f81bb17f053ccf309c49107b0b09f2da 13cf7d8b134faac8100953c82b02b34f23713444 583.78 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 63.51%
Windows 7 Home Basic 14.86%
Windows 8 Pro 6.76%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.41%
Windows 7 Professional 5.41%
Windows Vista Ultimate 4.05%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 33.78% of PMB.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 88.46%
Intel 7.69%
Dell 1.92%
Lenovo 1.92%
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