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Tip from the PitCrew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

Furthermore, perhaps the quickest and most straight forward method to detect malware is through a running process analysis.

Process Library

  

vzfw.exe ( Sony GigaPocket)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.25%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

VzFw.exe - VAIO Entertainment File Import Service, a process belonging to the Sony GigaPocket multimedia entertainment center


Recommendation

Win Patrol

vzfw.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides a easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.



Identification

In addition to the file name, vzfw.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Sony
Product contains:VAIO Entertainment

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called vzfw.exe, we have detected 19 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
vzfw.exe19
#MD5Size
10x938fbfa83148dadd7db0b1303dccfa00184320 bytes
20xc5d91cd2eb27cd0474dc6fdaf29220f1135168 bytes
30x37d04941a5b52027ee32d2685f0f72ba118784 bytes
40x2d876cad8c7ffb08179dff361ff851e6131072 bytes
50x0d6ddf8364e98c032b4b4ea1b7cd3ec594290 bytes
60x025cede4860c91610dcba8e700ab21d9118877 bytes
70x0e362e517afeb0669bd473315be3cde5118784 bytes
80xfbeb63594c2554996f77fb6b8bc83bd3118877 bytes
90x48b4ad23f8c37c5c525d01db9541d45b118784 bytes
100x3757dfd3c07896ef660d4060366e7b4e135168 bytes
110xcf28864ef4c5a4e48081c1f5dac6477186098 bytes
120xe81e8c7dc7ebc6cede156eaad5ef9c8e135168 bytes
130x99bcbd7f13779ae06944776a8d4bb5c3147456 bytes
140xdc79aafcd59185fb9781c51f0c7f7c3b44032 bytes
150xa01a74921f049e4d0d347555c01b5db7122880 bytes
160xc91242d9caaed3d91cf3da6dbaefd532155648 bytes
170x547702a2e1408eef6edbfa8460c741db139264 bytes
180x32eee7782663311b6c89c32a3309a4a886016 bytes
190x685b06a2220831cf3de897209ffbb976155648 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. vzfw.exe ( Sony GigaPocket) has been seen on 0.25% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 8 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.sony.com/

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/VzFw/

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.