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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" (common is C:\toshiba\ivp\ism\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 151,552 bytes (57% of all occurrence), 159,744 bytes, 136,816 bytes, 147,456 bytes.
It is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). pinger.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 46% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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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.

not necessary. it occasionally looks to toshiba's site for updates and lets you know if there are any. however, as microsoft has taught us over and over again, the latest updates aren't always good for your computer. i would disable it personally and manually check for updates on toshiba.com if you have any computer problems.
  Mike Chambers  

It creates problems when trying to connect to Corporate VPNs using Cisco VPN Client software. Our solution was to disable pinger in startup
  Helpdesk Technical Support  

I have a problem with this file,how do I delete it?it jammed and overloaded my laptop once I started windows.
  Steve  

Is part of my Toshiba software update program that came with my laptop.
  SilentBob  

Task manager
  dd  

Came with my Toshiba
  bab  

seems to be causing problems on my computer/ when deleted all problems seem to have gone away
  Susan Macdonald  

Came with Toshiba laptop
  SDM  

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  

My firewall finds it and requests access permission
  Karyl  

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.
   

it belongs to squid proxy server for NT
  thk  

Checks for updates for Toshiba software (came with the laptop)
  Arik   (further information)

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