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pinger.exe file information

The process TOSHIBA Pinger belongs to the software Software Upgrades or TOSHIBA Software Upgrades or pinger.exe by TOSHIBA Corporation (www.toshiba.com) or TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

Description: File pinger.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows (common is C:\toshiba\ivp\ism\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 151552 bytes (57% of all occurrence), 159744 bytes, 147456 bytes, 136816 bytes, 143360 bytes.
It is not a Windows core file. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The program is not visible. pinger.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 45% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

  • "Pinger" is not required to run at start up. Pinger is the resident program for Toshiba updates. Periodically checks to see if there are any software/driver upgrades for your particular computer model. If it finds any, it posts a notification
  • "ToshibaPinger" is not required to run at start up. Pinger is the resident program for Toshiba Upgrades. Periodically checks to see if there are any software/driver upgrades for your particular computer model. If it finds any, it posts a notification. Disabling instructions here

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as pinger.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the pinger.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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  dd  
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Came with my Toshiba
  bab  
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seems to be causing problems on my computer/ when deleted all problems seem to have gone away
  Susan Macdonald  
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Came with Toshiba laptop
  SDM  
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Is a service which runs to check Toshiba's website for updates. Not required to run, but should not be disabled unless known to be causing problems. Can only help your computer.
  Tim  
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My firewall finds it and requests access permission
  Karyl  
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pinger.exe is a task from Toshiba which regularly checks for software updates. This program is a non-essential system process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.
   
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it belongs to squid proxy server for NT
  thk  
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Checks for updates for Toshiba software (came with the laptop)
  Arik   (further information)

Summary: 9 users think pinger.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 2 users doesn't grade pinger.exe ("not sure about it").

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