GarminLifetime.exe

Garmin Lifetime Updater by Garmin International (Signed)

Remove GarminLifetime.exe
Version:   2.1.7
MD5:   fc3ccdc979ce75aff02daf3b7286d0a1
SHA1:   c92bcf802f54caf1e7b723fb555e590e21823f9f
SHA256:   6479280ff87aa2666ce1bda5be4da4af742c482aa43faece69c6f69105f55872

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 Lifetime Updater 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).

DetailsDetails

File name:garminlifetime.exe
Publisher:Garmin
Product name:Garmin Lifetime Updater
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\garmin\lifetime updater\garminlifetime.exe
File version:2.1.7
Size:1.38 MB (1,446,760 bytes)
Build date:1/6/2012 5:29 PM
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

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Garmin
23% remove
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.
Microsoft Corporation
26% remove
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Microsoft Corporation
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Participatory Culture Foundation
5% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00032791%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006436%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00026355%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:4,243 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:148,731/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:68.25 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):57.87 MB
Private (minimum):492 KB
Non-paged memory:68.25 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:331.3 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):342.2 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.93 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):64.84 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:319,478/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:3.31 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:868 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:63 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:430
600
GUI GDI count:31
103
GUI USER count:21
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\garmin\lifetime updater\garminlifetime.exe" /startminimized
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wpfgfx_v0400.dll
Total CPU:0.00210682%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00127236%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00083447%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:35,583/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.6 MB
1.16 MB
GarminLifetime.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00126404%
Kernel CPU:0.00075182%
User CPU:0.00051223%
CPU cycles:24,734/sec
Memory:1.4 MB
clr.dll
Total CPU:0.00007436%
Kernel CPU:0.00001652%
User CPU:0.00005783%
CPU cycles:79,890/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:6.44 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
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 countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 30.00% of Garmin Lifetime Updater.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 80.00%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
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