What is VAIO Gate.exe?
VAIO Gate.exe is part of VAIO Gate and developed by Sony Corporation according to the VAIO Gate.exe version information.
VAIO Gate.exe's description is "VAIO Gate"
VAIO Gate.exe is digitally signed by Sony Corporation.
VAIO Gate.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Gate\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about VAIO Gate.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on VAIO Gate.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | VAIO Gate |
| Company name | Sony Corporation |
| File description | VAIO Gate |
| Internal name | VAIO Gate.exe |
| Original filename | VAIO Gate.exe.mui |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Sony Corporation |
| Product version | 2.4.2.02200 |
| File version | 2.4.2.02200 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | VAIO Gate |
| Company name | Sony Corporation |
| File description | VAIO Gate |
| Internal name | VAIO Gate.exe |
| Original filename | VAIO Gate.exe.mui |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Son.. |
| Product version | 2.4.2.02200 |
| File version | 2.4.2.02200 |
Digital signatures [?]
VAIO Gate.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Sony Corporation |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 401d5363bef0afbf01733212303bd7ed |
VirusTotal report
None of the 44 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the VAIO Gate.exe file.
Filename variants
VAIO Gate.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:
- VAIOGA~1.EXE
Folder name variants
VAIO Gate.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Gate\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\PROGRA~1\Sony\VAIOGA~1\
Other files also named VAIO Gate.exe
VAIO Gate.exe (4 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 0780ae8d85b9f60b97099fb80cf2b33d |
| SHA256 | 8e257d2f1a59a25229e8ed0f6e6355255af0ed685d8e1126d0e3337882c7506b |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to vaio gate.exe:
vaio gate.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
vaio gate.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
VAIO Gate has stopped working.
End Program - vaio gate.exe. This program is not responding.
vaio gate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
vaio gate.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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