VAIO Upgrade Survey
Overview
VAIO Upgrade Survey is a program developed by Sony. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 1.92 MB (2,015,277 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. While about 69% of users of VAIO Upgrade Survey come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Switzerland.
Program details
URL: esupport.sony.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Upgrade Survey
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Upgrade Survey\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Upgrade Survey\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Estimated size: 1.92 MB
Files installed by VAIO Upgrade Survey
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uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory Runtime (Setup Application)
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VAIOUpgradeSurvey.exe (by Sony Electronics) - VAIO Upgrade Survey
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lua5.1.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D421D11A-6221-4BF6-8F93-2187C1DFFE7D}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- VAIOUpgradeSurvey.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named VAIOUpgradeSurvey.
How do I remove VAIO Upgrade Survey?
You can uninstall VAIO Upgrade Survey from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program VAIO Upgrade Survey, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove VAIO Upgrade Survey.
PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Sony
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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Geography
68.97% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
68.97% |
| Brazil |
13.79% |
| Switzerland |
3.45% |
| China |
3.45% |
| Spain |
3.45% |
| Poland |
3.45% |
| Turkey |
3.45% |
About Sony
Sony is a leading manufacturer of electronics products for the consumer markets and is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group.
Publisher URL: www.sony.com