Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

9.3.21.0 4.40%
9.3.16.0 14.29%
9.3.16.0 7.69%
8.3.23.0 1.10%
8.3.14.1 5.49%
8.3.14.1 13.19%
7.2.17.0 3.30%
4.11.9.1 34.07%
4.11.9.1 2.20%
3.10.8.2 5.49%
2.47.62.1 8.79%

Relationships


PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
iphlpapi.dll
IcmpCloseHandle, IcmpCreateFile, IcmpSendEcho
kernel32.dll
DllMain, CompareStringW, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetTimeZoneInformation, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetFullPathNameA, GetLocaleInfoW, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, QueryPerformanceCounter, QueryPerformanceFrequency, FindFirstFileW, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcessHeap, GetFileAttributesW, GetLastError, GetProcAddress, FindClose, FindNextFileW, LocalFree, SetFileAttributesW, CreateDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateProcessW, WaitForSingleObject, GetExitCodeProcess, CloseHandle, GetDriveTypeW, GetCurrentProcess, GetLogicalDrives, GetTickCount, IsWow64Process, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetProcessTimes, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetSystemTime, GetCurrentThread, SetThreadAffinityMask, GetSystemDefaultLangID, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetVersionExW, GlobalMemoryStatusEx, GetFileAttributesExW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetWindowsDirectoryW, CreateFileW, DeviceIoControl, GetProcessAffinityMask, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenW, GetSystemDirectoryA, lstrcmpiW, SetEvent, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, ReleaseSemaphore, EnterCriticalSection, ResetEvent, CreateSemaphoreW, CreateEventW, DeleteCriticalSection, SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetModuleHandleExW, Sleep, CopyFileW, GetModuleFileNameW, LocalAlloc, RemoveDirectoryW, GetVolumeInformationW, CreateMutexW, GetNativeSystemInfo, PeekNamedPipe, ConnectNamedPipe, WriteFile, FormatMessageW, FileTimeToSystemTime, ReadFile, GetOverlappedResult, SetThreadPriority, FlushFileBuffers, SetEnvironmentVariableA, WaitForMultipleObjects, ReleaseMutex, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, ResumeThread, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, SetEndOfFile, SetFilePointerEx, GetFileInformationByHandle, lstrlenA, GetCurrentThreadId, GetModuleFileNameA, GetCurrentDirectoryW, CreateNamedPipeA, CreateFileA, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, ProcessIdToSessionId, GetCurrentProcessId, LoadLibraryA, GetModuleHandleA, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, HeapSize, SetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, GetStartupInfoW, GetFileType, InterlockedExchange, RaiseException, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetStringTypeW, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetDriveTypeA, FindFirstFileExA, MoveFileW, ExitThread, CreateThread, HeapReAlloc, ExitProcess, GetCPInfo, RtlUnwind, LCMapStringW, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, HeapCreate, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateGuid, CoCreateInstance, CoSetProxyBlanket
setupapi.dll
SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiSetDeviceInstallParamsW, SetupDiGetDriverInstallParamsW, SetupDiEnumDriverInfoW, SetupDiGetDeviceInstallParamsW, SetupDiBuildDriverInfoList, SetupDiDestroyDriverInfoList
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW
user32.dll
GetSystemMetrics, EnumDisplaySettingsExW, EnumDisplaySettingsW, EnumDisplayDevicesW
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust

daemonu.exe

NVIDIA GeForce Experience by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove daemonu.exe
Version:   8.3.14.1
MD5:   bc120f98dca622be48d16b4a5714ca71
SHA1:   29982162a61a0d5bc8c9d3336fc148bde7d66865
SHA256:   5c6f29f1723f8361b69812cbe202248a1e9fb55ea03446a5bb558c48032e8ab4

What is daemonu.exe?

NVIDIA Settings Update Manager is part of the GeForce brand of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed by Nvidia which expands GPU functionality beyond the traditional rasterization of 3D graphics, to turn it into a high-performance computing device able to execute arbitrary programming code in the same way a CPU does.

About daemonu.exe (from NVIDIA Corporation)

Want to know the best settings to play your games? GeForce Experience will figure it out for you. GeForce Experience connects you to NVIDIA’s cloud datacenter to download optimal game settings tailore

DetailsDetails

File name:daemonu.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA GeForce Experience
Description:NVIDIA Settings Update Manager
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\nvidia update core\daemonu.exe
File version:8.3.14.1
Size:2.06 MB (2,155,296 bytes)
Build date:8/28/2013 2:32 AM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, February 9, 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
  • 'nvUpdatusService' (NVIDIA Update Service Daemon)
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 Update Core\daemonu.exe'

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.98%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.68%
Windows 8 Pro 13.19%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 9.89%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.79%
Windows 7 Professional 6.59%
Windows 8 4.40%
Windows 8 Enterprise 4.40%
Windows 8.1 3.30%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.30%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.20%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.20%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.10%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 26.14% of NVIDIA GeForce Experience.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 26.17%
Dell 18.69%
Lenovo 11.21%
Acer 10.28%
Hewlett-Packard 6.54%
Sony 5.61%
Toshiba 5.61%
GIGABYTE 4.67%
Intel 3.74%
Alienware 2.80%
MSI 1.87%
American Megatrends 1.87%
Sahara 0.93%
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