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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

5.6.0.08310 5.45%
5.4.0.12310 1.82%
5.4.0.03310 1.82%
5.2.0.04260 49.09%
5.1.0.12180 1.82%
5.1.0.12180 1.82%
5.0.0.10120 10.91%
5.0.0.10120 1.82%
5.0.0.10120 1.82%
4.0.0.04200 1.82%
4.0.0.04200 7.27%
3.2.0.07280 3.64%
3.1.00.06170 3.64%
3.0.00.05260 1.82%
2.2.00.06080 1.82%
2.1.00.13310 1.82%
2.0.00.11170 1.82%

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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, CreateProcessAsUserW, LookupPrivilegeValueW, GetTokenInformation, OpenProcessToken, AdjustTokenPrivileges, FreeSid, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, AddAccessAllowedAce, AddAccessDeniedAce, InitializeAcl, GetLengthSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetUserNameW, RevertToSelf, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser
kernel32.dll
LoadLibraryW, OpenFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, CloseHandle, lstrcmpW, GetSystemPowerStatus, Sleep, LockResource, WideCharToMultiByte, GetModuleFileNameW, LoadLibraryExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, SizeofResource, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, InterlockedIncrement, lstrcpynW, lstrcmpiW, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, lstrlenW, GetVersionExW, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, InterlockedExchange, GetPrivateProfileIntW, FindClose, FindNextFileW, RemoveDirectoryW, FindFirstFileW, CopyFileW, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetPrivateProfileStringW, MulDiv, GetCurrentProcess, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, OpenEventW, CreateEventW, OpenMutexW, CreateMutexW, WaitForMultipleObjects, SetEvent, TerminateThread, WaitForSingleObject, CreateThread, WinExec, ReleaseMutex, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoW, ExitProcess, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, lstrcatW, InterlockedDecrement, GetVersionExA, lstrcpyW, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, RaiseException, SetThreadPreferredUILanguages, LCIDToLocaleName, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetModuleHandleW, DeleteFileW, GetFileMUIPath, InterlockedCompareExchange
mfc70u.dll
DllMain
mfc80u.dll
DllMain
mscoree.dll
DllMain
msvcp70.dll
DllMain
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr70.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance, StringFromGUID2, CoRegisterClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemFree
powrprof.dll
PowerWriteFriendlyName, PowerDuplicateScheme, PowerWriteDCDefaultIndex, PowerWriteACValueIndex, PowerWriteACDefaultIndex, PowerSetActiveScheme, PowerReadFriendlyName, PowerWriteDescription, PowerWriteDCValueIndex, PowerDeleteScheme
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetFolderPathW, SHCreateDirectoryExW
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathFindExtensionW, SHGetValueW, PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
GetDesktopWindow, GetCapture, ExitWindowsEx, GetForegroundWindow, GetWindowThreadProcessId, AttachThreadInput, CharNextW, IsWindow, DestroyIcon, KillTimer, FindWindowExW, LoadStringW, SendMessageW, GetWindowRect, SetTimer, BringWindowToTop, LoadIconW, RegisterWindowMessageW, PostMessageW, wsprintfW, GetSystemMetrics, ChildWindowFromPointEx, EnableWindow, GetCursorPos, GetAsyncKeyState, SendInput, SetForegroundWindow, InvalidateRect, ClientToScreen, MessageBoxW, UnregisterClassA
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

spmgr.exe

VAIO Power Management by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove spmgr.exe
Version:   5.6.0.08310
MD5:   94e04729c52553b7e07421027e18ff3c
SHA1:   63f11c42ff863885e71e3b14ba59e485839b9881
SHA256:   583a8e60bf1c80c3f96b3ba929b056e1a345ee4a03710d675720f43338c77c2f

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). The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

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:5.6.0.08310
Size:180.13 KB (184,456 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

BehaviorsBehaviors

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'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00002807%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001132%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001675%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:104,016 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:5.21 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.36 MB
Private (minimum):528 KB
Non-paged memory:5.21 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:115.28 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):125.31 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:776 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.85 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:7,442/min
2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:178
600
GUI GDI count:41
103
GUI GDI peak:46
142
GUI USER count:21
49
GUI USER peak:24
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\sony\vaio power management\spmgr.exe" /start
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
SPMgr.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00012515%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00003576%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00008939%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,655/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:188 KB
1.16 MB
msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00001788%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00001788%
CPU cycles:958/sec
Memory:840 KB
snyutils.dll (SnyUtils Dynamic Link Library by Sony)
Total CPU:0.00001788%
Kernel CPU:0.00001788%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:470/sec
Memory:140 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
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%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 38.18% of VAIO Power Management.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 97.73%
Dell 2.27%
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