What is pinger.exe? Is pinger.exe spyware or a virus?

How to fix pinger.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your pinger process
2. Run SpeedUpMyPC to fix related speed issues
3. Run Spyware Doctor to remove persistent malware

Process name: TOSHIBA Pinger or Toshiba Pinger or pinger.exe file

Product: Software Upgrades or TOSHIBA Software Upgrades or Toshiba Software Upgrades

Support: Help link ☒   Update link ☒   Uninstall tool ☒  

Company: TOSHIBA (www.toshiba.com) or TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC (www.toshiba.com) or Toshiba (www.toshiba.com)

File: pinger.exe


pinger.exe is installed and used on laptops from Toshiba. This program regularly checks for software updates for any software installed by Toshiba. If you do not wish to make use of this auto-check software, you may safely stop and remove it from your computer.http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/pinger.exe.html 

If you want a detailed security rating about your pinger.exe (and all other running background processes) read the following user opinions, and download the free trial version of Security Task Manager.

Note: Any malware can be named anything - so you should check where the files of the running processes are located on your disk. If a "non-Microsoft" .exe file is located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, then there is a high risk for a virus, spyware, trojan or worm infection! Check it out!


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Users Opinions

Average user rating of pinger.exe: 4.5 based on 19 votes. Read also the 16 reviews.

445 users ask for this file. 12 users rated it as not dangerous. 3 users rated it as not so dangerous. 3 users rated it as neutral. 1 user rated it as little bit dangerous. 3 users didn't rate it ("don't know").


All comments about pinger.exe:
rate2 Checks for updates for Toshiba software (came with the laptop)  See also: Link   Arik
rate0 it belongs to squid proxy server for NT   thk
rate1 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.  
rate2 My firewall finds it and requests access permission   Karyl
rate1 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
rate1 Came with Toshiba laptop   SDM
rate0 seems to be causing problems on my computer/ when deleted all problems seem to have gone away   Susan Macdonald
rate1 Came with my Toshiba   bab
rate1 Task manager   dd
rate2 Is part of my Toshiba software update program that came with my laptop.   SilentBob
rate0 I have a problem with this file,how do I delete it?it jammed and overloaded my laptop once I started windows.   Steve
rate4 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
rate3 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
rate1 Kill it if you do your own updates.   Elemental Mojo
rate1 Installed fresh copy of Win Vista / Pinger was present on this virgin copy of Windows before accessing the www  See also: Link   KBurch
rate3 starts up at logon, will run and drop out of processes when done. pretty quick, occasionally locks up with VPN and secure clients, best to disable when using them.  See also: Link   Tonio

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