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The process Sonic Update Manager or VERITAS Update Manager or VERITAS StorageGuard belongs to the software RecordNow Update Manager or VERITAS RecordNow DX Update or IBM RecordNow Update Manager or Pioneer RecordNow DX Update or sgtray.exe or VERITAS RecordNow Update or Sonic Update Manager or Stomp Backup MyPC Update or Stomp DLA Update Manager or PC Study Bible or sgtray.exe by Sonic Solutions (www.sonic.com) or VERITAS Software, Inc (www.veritas.com).

Description: sgtray.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" - mostly C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update Manager\ or C:\Program Files\VERITAS Software\Update Manager\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 110,592 bytes (85% of all occurrence), 155,648 bytes, 45,056 bytes, 28,172 bytes, 107,120 bytes, 459,264 bytes, 25,600 bytes, 36,983 bytes, 36,753 bytes.
Program has no file description. sgtray.exe is not a Windows system file. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Program can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. Therefore the technical security rating is 24% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If sgtray.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" then the security rating is 32% dangerous. File size is 155,648 bytes (98% of all occurrence), 23,564 bytes, 333,276 bytes. Program has no file description. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows core file. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. The program has no visible window.

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

• "sgtray" can run at start up. StorageGuard from Veritas. Free utility that integrates with Backup MyPC (formerly Backup Exec Desktop), Simple Backup and MS Backup. Provides system tray access and background monitoring - warning you of files that haven't recently been backed up. Required unless you backup manually on a regular basis or have scheduled backups
• "StorageGuard" can run at start up. StorageGuard from Veritas. Free utility that integrates with Backup MyPC (formerly Backup Exec Desktop), Simple Backup and MS Backup. Provides system tray access and background monitoring - warning you of files that haven't recently been backed up. Required unless you backup manually on a regular basis or have scheduled backups 
• "UpdateManager" can run at start up. StorageGuard from Veritas (this version by Sonic). Free utility that integrates with Backup MyPC (formerly Backup Exec Desktop), Simple Backup and MS Backup. Provides system tray access and background monitoring - warning you of files that haven't recently been backed up. Required unless you backup manually on a regular basis or have scheduled backups

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as sgtray.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the sgtray.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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The recommendation from Doniek worked for me. sgtray.exe was keeping my PC from shutting down. The problem was resolved when I removed the Sonic Update Manager. This is not a dangerous situation, but it sure was annoying. The file is not essential.
  RayC  

sonic update manager - needs all this i/o to check for updates to their software? every 10 seconds? i don't think so.
  Mark  

Netstat -b showed sgtray.exe connected to an IP address at port 80 from my computer. Pretty sure sign that this file was dangerous to the security of our network. You might want to check yours!!!
  Jace  

Constantly connecting to internet at startup. Don't know what it is.
  Anonamous  

it does not allow me to switch off my OS, it hangs up, have to close it manually . UGH
  Ashwin  

If Sonic's servers cannot be reached it locks out port 80 - so the user gets no web
  Patrick Sweeney  

Veritas Software Updater disable if u dont use veritas
  Simon  

It was causing my PC to lockup. It may have had a conflict with HP printer software. If I killed either task the problem went away. I need to print so it is gone!
  Steve  

installed on ibm thinkpad: part of software "ibm recordnow update manager"
  Hobo  

yea its not dangerous but yet it could be because it keeps running behind the user so i suggest you all uncheck it from msconfig.exe or it will cause annoying messages like "sgtray.exe is not responding" when you try to off the computer. So, i took it off and my computer shuts down normally (without an annoying message) I used record now and it works perfectly so it does not harm your p.c. if u uncheck it.
  Edgar  

Seems to be a Sonic software updater
  Bill C  

not much - so what is the solution, great to know I'm not the only one but I would have expected a solution
  Carl  

A Sonic RecordNow File... Constantly asking for internet service... Annoying!
  Esteban-  

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