EgisUpdate.exe
EgisTec In-Product Service by EGIS TECHNOLOGY INC. (Signed)
Overview
There are 7 versions of egisupdate.exe in the wild, the latest version being 1.1.44.0. egisupdate.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. In order execute the program with adminsitrator rights and prevent a UAC prompt, the program will add a job to the Windows Task Scheduler that will automtaiclaly start it when a user logs on. The average file size is about 197.73 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to EGIS TECHNOLOGY INC. by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0007% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.95 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 6.91 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 380 Bytes per minute for reads and 22 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is egisupdate.exe?
EgisUpdate Release Application egisupdate.exe 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.
Details |
File name: | egisupdate.exe |
Publisher: | Egis Technology Inc. |
Product name: | EgisTec In-Product Service |
Description: | EgisUpdate Release Application |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\egistec ips\egisupdate.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | EGIS TECHNOLOGY INC. |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Thursday, December 31, 2009 |
Expiration date: | Sunday, January 2, 2011 |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of egisupdate.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'EgisTecLiveUpdate' → "C:\Program Files\EgisTec Egis Software Update\EgisUpdate.exe"
- 'EgisUpdate' → "C:\Program Files\EgisTec IPS\EgisUpdate.exe" -d
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'EgisUpdate' runs on logon in the path '\EgisUpdate'
- The job 'Egis technology online update program' runs weekly in the path '\Egis technology online update program'
- Entry path '\Egis technology online update program'
- Entry path '\EgisUpdate'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\EgisUpdate'
All file variations of egisupdate.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.98% |
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Windows 8 |
31.03% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
8.05% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
4.60% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Language |
3.45% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
3.45% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
1.15% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
1.15% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
1.15% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 39.08% of EgisTec In-Product Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Acer |
97.14% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
2.86% |
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