GarminLifetime.exe
Garmin Lifetime Updater by Garmin International (Signed)
| Version: | 2.1.11 |
| MD5: | a387d093b66727bf3edf517e2f4d87c5 |
| SHA1: | 877d5b66f52676ad44d138e256573126745ede3d |
| SHA256: | 2140d4dbd64e7b6f5e96981ab77e968f9519fcf2755cda8f1c2514f42e4bfe8b |
What is GarminLifetime.exe?
Garmin Lifetime Updater 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
garminlifetime.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Garmin BaseCamp published by Garmin, Garmin Lifetime Updater from Garmin and Garmin Lifetime Updater by Garmin. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Garmin International which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | garminlifetime.exe |
| Publisher: | Garmin |
| Product name: | Garmin Lifetime Updater |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\garmin\lifetime updater\garminlifetime.exe |
| File version: | 2.1.11 |
| Size: | 1.4 MB (1,466,760 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Garmin International |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, July 26, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, September 13, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Use BaseCamp to plan your next hiking, biking, motorcycling, driving or off-roading trip. You can view maps, plan routes, and mark waypoints and tracks from your computer and then transfer them to your device. Make the most of your next outdoor activity or relive the trips you’ve taken. Our free BaseCamp software lets you plan outdoor activities, organize your data and share your adventures with others. BaseCamp displays your topographi...”
Garmin Lifetime Updater is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings.
“When you take a photo or video with your mobile device, you can get it automatically backed up to Google+ without lifting a finger. You'll also get access to cool features like Auto Awesome, Auto Enhance, photo editor, and unlimited standard-size backups.”
Windows Media Center is a digital video recorder and media player developed by Microsoft. It is an application that allows users to view and record live television, as well as organize and play music and videos. It is possible to watch and pause live TV. In the US up to four TV tuners on single- or dual-tuner cards are supported simultaneously (a maximum of two tuners elsewhere). Both Standard and High Definition unencrypted video are s...
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Garmin Lifetime Updater' → C:\Program Files\Garmin\Lifetime Updater\GarminLifetime.exe /StartMinimized
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00224337% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00095321% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00129016% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 888,119 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 154,451/sec | |
| Context switches: | 5/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 50.65 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 37.44 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 23.47 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 50.65 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 291.68 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 301.57 MB | |
| Working set: | 27.32 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 44.6 MB | |
| Page faults: | 24,106/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 38 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 99 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 8 | |
| Handles: | 349 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 31 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 35 | |
| GUI USER count: | 23 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 25 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| GarminLifetime.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00038018% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00017797% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00020221% | |
| CPU cycles: | 9,165/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.41 MB | |
| wpfgfx_v0400.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00034816% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00025654% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009162% | |
| CPU cycles: | 5,928/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.6 MB | |
| clr.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00007330% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004275% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003054% | |
| CPU cycles: | 21,868/sec | |
| Memory: | 6.43 MB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000275% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000275% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 47,236/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
25.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 30.00% of Garmin Lifetime Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
80.00% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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