daemonu.exe

NVIDIA Update Components by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove daemonu.exe
Version:   1.8.15.0
MD5:   83e8ab7bb3c8956c53fec071c94f0bbb
SHA1:   456860e312eca3e29115f73065d63e75d455e7df
SHA256:   c50aef3a1fb51114b63a2f2849092d21bd185e50d1fc75cdf5bd89363889f8a2

What is daemonu.exe?

NVIDIA Settings Update Manager is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.

Overview

daemonu.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Update Service Daemon (nvUpdatusService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:daemonu.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Update Components
Description:NVIDIA Settings Update Manager
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\nvidia update core\daemonu.exe
File version:1.8.15.0
Size:1.2 MB (1,262,400 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'nvUpdatusService' (NVIDIA Update Service Daemon)
  • nvUpdatusService
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Update Core\daemonu.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [UDP] listens on port 48000

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00030948%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00020632%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00010316%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:63 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:2/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:2.36 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):4.36 MB
    Private (minimum):4.36 MB
    Non-paged memory:2.36 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:32.57 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):32.69 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:4.36 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):4.36 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:1,190/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:86 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:907 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:49/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:5
    12
    Handles:96
    600
    GUI GDI count:5
    103

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\nvidia update core\daemonu.exe"
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:nvUpdatusService
    Display name:NVIDIA Update Service Daemon
    Description:“NVIDIA Settings Update Manager service, used to check new updates from NVIDIA server.”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    daemonu.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00031167%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00031167%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    0.165382%
    Memory:1.22 MB
    1.16 MB
    ADVAPI32.dll
    Total CPU:0.00020779%
    Kernel CPU:0.00010389%
    User CPU:0.00010389%
    Memory:620 KB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 30.23%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 24.42%
    Windows 7 Professional 11.05%
    Microsoft Windows XP 9.30%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 6.98%
    Windows 8 Pro 6.98%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 2.33%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.33%
    Windows Vista Ultimate 1.74%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 1.16%
    Windows 7 Enterprise 1.16%
    Windows 8 1.16%
    Windows Vista Home Basic 0.58%
    Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.58%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 30.81% of NVIDIA Update Components.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 28.17%
    Acer 16.90%
    Hewlett-Packard 16.90%
    Intel 14.08%
    ASUS 8.45%
    Alienware 4.23%
    GIGABYTE 4.23%
    Samsung 2.82%
    Lenovo 2.82%
    American Megatrends 1.41%
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