spmgr.exe
VAIO Power Management by Sony Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 5.0.0.10120 |
| MD5: | 84a792baff0b6d946a36c7ae96686890 |
| SHA1: | 594ad6c6196f8abe2128ad17616784b9b8ef8aab |
| SHA256: | b45df7ba8b7fbf39363e396de2a29d0d4a5bb44ff5da0e831b87ca278ea03cc4 |
What is spmgr.exe?
SPM Module is part of Power management, a program designed to set up power schemes of your computer that is running on AC power or batteries to suit your requirements for power consumption. VAIO Power Management is a software application developed exclusively for VAIO computers. With this software application, you can enhance the Windows power management functions to ensure better operations of your computer and for longer battery life.
Overview
spmgr.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). It is installed with a couple of know programs including VAIO Power Management published by Sony Corporation, VAIO Energie Verwaltung from Sony Corporation and VAIO Energie Verwaltung by Sony Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | spmgr.exe |
| Publisher: | Sony Corporation |
| Product name: | VAIO Power Management |
| Description: | SPM Module |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sony\vaio power management\spmgr.exe |
| File version: | 5.0.0.10120 |
| Size: | 469.86 KB (481,136 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Sony Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, August 17, 2007 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Power management is to set up power schemes of your computer that is running on AC power or batteries to suit your requirements for power consumption. VAIO Power Management is a software application developed exclusively for VAIO computers. With this software application, you can enhance the Windows power management functions to ensure better operations of your computer and for longer battery life. To display hints on pow er management ...”
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'VPM Unlock' in the path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Unlock'
- The task 'VPM Session Change' in the path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Session Change'
- The job 'VPM Logon Start' runs on logon in the path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Logon Start'
- Entry path '\Sony Corporation\VAIO Power Management\VPM Logon Start'
- Entry path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Unlock'
- Entry path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Session Change'
- Entry path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Logon Start'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\SONY\VAIO Power Management\VPM Logon Start'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
63.64% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
14.55% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
12.73% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.64% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.82% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
1.82% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.82% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 38.18% of VAIO Power Management.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
97.73% |
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| Dell |
2.27% |
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