Should I block it?
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
adu.exe
Advanced Driver Updater by Systweak Software (Signed)
| Version: | 2.1.1086.14630 |
| MD5: | cb9bb3137cd1e937d989759f8244109a |
| SHA1: | 537444e6bd03e9b57376c174f6eeea91d4d056be |
| SHA256: | e0d9b7ab6ae291f69d773ef187ef0c7a3b1e71c167925e6219478e71093d8ec5 |
Overview
adu.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Advanced Driver Updater published by Systweak Inc and Advanced Driver Updater published by Systweak Inc. The file is digitally signed by Systweak Software which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | adu.exe |
| Publisher: | Systweak Inc |
| Product name: | Advanced Driver Updater |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\advanced driver updater\adu.exe |
| File version: | 2.1.1086.14630 |
| Size: | 8.38 MB (8,788,912 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Systweak Software |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, October 11, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, October 12, 2015 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Distributed under the alias The Phone Support Pvt. Ltd., this is a driver update software which checks for new available drivers on the user's PC. If ADU is an evaluation or trial version, it may contain limited functionality.
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'AdvancedDriverUpdaterRunAtStartup' runs on logon in the path '\AdvancedDriverUpdaterRunAtStartup'
- The task 'AdvancedDriverUpdater_UPDATES' runs weekly in the path '\AdvancedDriverUpdater_UPDATES'
- Entry path '\AdvancedDriverUpdaterRunAtStartup'
- Entry path '\AdvancedDriverUpdater_UPDATES'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\AdvancedDriverUpdaterRunAtStartup'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00040396% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00028407% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00011989% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 10,031,250 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 4/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 26.26 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 52.37 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 28.36 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 26.26 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 252.13 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 268.56 MB | |
| Working set: | 33.53 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 53.19 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 16 | |
| Handles: | 444 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 268 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 274 | |
| GUI USER count: | 244 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 280 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | High |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\advanced driver updater\adu.exe" -firstinstall
- "C:\Program Files\advanced driver updater\adu.exe" -rem
|
| Owner: | User |
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 |
35.29% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
23.53% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
17.65% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.65% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
5.88% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 23.53% of Advanced Driver Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
40.00% |
|
| Toshiba |
30.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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| Acer |
10.00% |
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