Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

486a6 16.67%
7330d 50.00%
32778 16.67%
74e85 16.67%
(Note, TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process
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swupdtmr.exe

By TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Signed)

Remove swupdtmr.exe
MD5:   7330d477b7496cb42bf11eff2d374c6a
SHA1:   7c3940d3d395caedbfb14e6e4c0a3559bf66380d
SHA256:   080aae6294358a96be5ee0d16f5631354df5fb8e313a51c486876739423ac5cf

Overview

swupdtmr.exe runs as a service under the name Swupdtmr with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program TOSHIBA Software Upgrades published by TOSHIBA Corporation and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The file is digitally signed by TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:swupdtmr.exe
Typical file path:C:\toshiba\ivp\swupdate\swupdtmr.exe
Size:40 KB (40,960 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, January 29, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
TOSHIBA Corporation
18% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Swupdtmr'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00001863%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001333%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000530%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:78 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:11,142/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:792 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.22 MB
Private (minimum):2.04 MB
Non-paged memory:792 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:31.35 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):31.35 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.05 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.48 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:695/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:38
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\toshiba\ivp\swupdate\swupdtmr.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Swupdtmr
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 50.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 33.33%
Windows Vista Business 16.67%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 83.33% of swupdtmr.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 100.00%
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