BCUService.exe
Browser Configuration Utility by DeviceVM Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 1.1.18.0 |
| MD5: | 382b151daffe4a9ce9da9f564b66761e |
| SHA1: | c1044eb778a6f4b0de11ba5deb86904fa4687555 |
| SHA256: | 2a433af372d8391bd95480d67aa7810c795a94dae20c5d0e081e75e31318b284 |
What is BCUService.exe?
Browser Configuration Utility Auto-recovery Service is an Internet Explorer URL search hook that redirects search results when an address or search keyword is entered into the web browser.
About BCUService.exe (from DeviceVM Inc.)
“The Browser Configuration Utility is an easy-to-install, easy-to-use, powerful search engine." and "In the Address Bar of either Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8, type the string of characters you want to”
Overview
bcuservice.exe runs as a service under the name BCUService (BCUService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Browser Configuration Utility published by DeviceVM Inc. and is most likely removed by most users once installed (66% removed). The file is digitally signed by DeviceVM Inc. which was issued by the GlobalSign nv-sa certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | bcuservice.exe |
| Publisher: | DeviceVM, Inc. |
| Product name: | Browser Configuration Utility |
| Description: | Browser Configuration Utility Auto-recovery Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\devicevm\browser configuration utility\bcuservice.exe |
| File version: | 1.1.18.0 |
| Product version: | 1.1 |
| Size: | 218.23 KB (223,464 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | DeviceVM Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | GlobalSign nv-sa |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Browser Configuration Utility Address Bar Search Hook Addin is an Internet Explorer URL search hook that redirects search results when an address or search keyword is entered into the web browser.
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- BCUService
- 'BCUService' (Browser Configuration Utility Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00005035% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004098% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000937% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 31 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 618 KB | |
| Private (maximum): | 1.63 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.08 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 618 KB | |
| Virtual memory: | 16.71 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 17.21 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.13 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 2.23 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 34 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\devicevm\browser configuration utility\bcuservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | BCUService |
| Display name: | BCUService |
| Description: | “This service performs auto-recovery for Browser Configuration Utility.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
46.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
20.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.67% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
6.67% |
|
Distribution by country
Egypt installs about 20.00% of Browser Configuration Utility.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| GIGABYTE |
60.00% |
|
| Acer |
40.00% |
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