Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

4.0.9.0	5.33%
4.0.7.0	37.33%
4.0.6.0	18.67%
3.1.2.0	33.33%
3.0.1.0	2.67%
1.0.24.0	2.67%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

mscoree.dll

DllMain

IntuitUpdateService.exe

Intuit Update Service by Intuit (Signed)

Remove IntuitUpdateService.exe

Version:	4.0.9.0
MD5:	0895cdd7f1542ffcc5bbb560ec78bc16
SHA1:	f6d6a2a00812e83214a32e5fe3cc70cd19de7fc7

What is IntuitUpdateService.exe?

Intuit Update Service 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

intuitupdateservice.exe runs as a service under the name Intuit Update Service (IntuitUpdateService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Intuit which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	intuitupdateservice.exe
Publisher:	Intuit Inc.
Product name:	Intuit Update Service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\common files\intuit\update service v4\intuitupdateservice.exe
File version:	4.0.9.0
Size:	14.28 KB (14,624 bytes)
Build date:	6/20/2013 2:54 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	Intuit
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Expiration date:	Thursday, July 25, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'IntuitUpdateService' (Intuit Update Service)
'IntuitUpdateServiceV4' (Intuit Update Service v4)
IntuitUpdateService

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00002839%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00002180%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00000660%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	45,851 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	12,016/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	20.3 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	7.54 MB
Private (minimum):	570 KB
Non-paged memory:	20.3 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	167.21 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	181.11 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.72 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	28.4 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	1,944,674/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	7 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:	251 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	8	12
Handles:	353	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\common files\intuit\update service v4\intuitupdateservice.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	IntuitUpdateService
Display name:	Intuit Update Service
Description:	“Helps Intuit applications automatically update themselves.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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