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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

2.1.9.0 71.43%
2.1.6.0 28.57%

Relationships

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegDeleteValueA, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, CryptDestroyHash, CryptGetHashParam, CryptHashData, CryptReleaseContext, CryptCreateHash, CryptAcquireContextA, RegEnumKeyA, RegQueryInfoKeyA
crypt32.dll
CertGetNameStringW, CertFindCertificateInStore, CryptMsgGetParam, CryptQueryObject, CryptMsgClose, CertCloseStore
gdi32.dll
StretchBlt, SetTextColor, SaveDC, SetGraphicsMode, ModifyWorldTransform, SetViewportOrgEx, SetWindowOrgEx, DPtoLP, CreateFontIndirectA, RestoreDC, GetStockObject, GetObjectA, CreateSolidBrush, GetDeviceCaps, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, SelectObject, DeleteObject, DeleteDC, SetBkMode
kernel32.dll
GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, GetLocaleInfoW, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, GetModuleFileNameW, GetStdHandle, HeapCreate, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, CompareStringW, TlsAlloc, GetTimeZoneInformation, TerminateProcess, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, HeapSetInformation, ExitProcess, EncodePointer, SetEnvironmentVariableA, VirtualQuery, IsValidCodePage, VirtualProtect, RtlUnwind, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InterlockedPopEntrySList, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, InterlockedPushEntrySList, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime, LocalFree, GetSystemInfo, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, FindResourceW, GetSystemTime, OpenEventA, CreatePipe, SetHandleInformation, ReadFile, LoadLibraryExA, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryW, GetStringTypeW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, LCMapStringW, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetLocaleInfoA, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, GetModuleHandleW, CreateFileW, DecodePointer, TlsGetValue, SizeofResource, FreeLibrary, IsDBCSLeadByte, GetCommandLineA, CreateMutexA, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, lstrcpynA, CreateEventA, CreateThread, ResetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, SetEvent, LoadResource, LockResource, GlobalHandle, GlobalFree, SetLastError, GlobalLock, CloseHandle, WriteFile, lstrlenA, SetFilePointer, CreateFileA, GetTempPathA, lstrcatA, GetEnvironmentVariableA, LoadLibraryA, GetLastError, GetSystemDirectoryA, SetDllDirectoryA, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrcpyA, lstrlenW, WaitForSingleObject, RaiseException, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, GlobalAlloc, FindResourceA, lstrcmpA, SetEndOfFile, CompareFileTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, Sleep, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetFileTime, GetFileSize, GetExitCodeProcess, CreateProcessA, FormatMessageA, lstrcmpiA, DeleteFileA, GetCurrentThreadId, MulDiv, GetModuleFileNameA, GlobalUnlock, InitializeCriticalSection
ole32.dll
StringFromCLSID, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemRealloc, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CLSIDFromProgID, CoGetClassObject, CoTaskMemAlloc, OleLockRunning, StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeSecurity, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, CLSIDFromString
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA, SHGetFolderPathA, ShellExecuteA
urlmon.dll
URLDownloadToFileA
user32.dll
ScreenToClient, GetDC, ReleaseDC, InvalidateRect, InvalidateRgn, RedrawWindow, SetCapture, MapDialogRect, SetWindowContextHelpId, GetDlgCtrlID, LoadBitmapA, EndDialog, GetWindowRect, PtInRect, SetCursor, EnableWindow, RegisterClassA, ShowWindow, PostQuitMessage, CreatePopupMenu, AppendMenuA, GetCursorPos, SetForegroundWindow, TrackPopupMenu, PostMessageA, GetSystemMetrics, ClientToScreen, DialogBoxIndirectParamA, RegisterWindowMessageA, GetWindowTextLengthA, IsChild, wsprintfA, PeekMessageA, DispatchMessageA, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageA, GetMessageW, IsWindowUnicode, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, SetWindowLongA, GetWindowLongA, GetDesktopWindow, MessageBoxA, LoadStringA, DefWindowProcA, GetSysColor, GetParent, GetDlgItem, GetClassNameA, ReleaseCapture, FillRect, DestroyWindow, CharNextA, CallWindowProcA, GetClientRect, SetWindowPos, LoadImageA, UnregisterClassA, GetWindowTextA, SetWindowTextA, CreateAcceleratorTableA, CreateWindowExA, RegisterClassExA, LoadCursorA, GetClassInfoExA, IsWindow, SendMessageA, GetFocus, GetWindow, SetFocus, DestroyAcceleratorTable, BeginPaint, EndPaint, MoveWindow
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoA
wininet.dll
InternetOpenA, InternetCrackUrlA, InternetConnectA, InternetGetConnectedState, InternetQueryDataAvailable, InternetCloseHandle, InternetReadFile, InternetTimeToSystemTime, HttpQueryInfoA, InternetErrorDlg, HttpSendRequestA, HttpAddRequestHeadersA, InternetTimeFromSystemTime, HttpOpenRequestA
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust

jucheck.exe

Java Platform SE Auto Updater 2 0 by Oracle America (Signed)

Remove jucheck.exe
Version:   2.1.9.0
MD5:   5dfe72b9f1ff669070fc032090b7b982
SHA1:   5e29f4bd99ae031ed2673b1170607ae83496dc73
SHA256:   ce979884a43f0adf1f4554574001c36273f9f8fc37abe11bf4c4ed98f104dd5b

What is jucheck.exe?

The Java Update is a feature that keeps your computer up-to-date automatically with the latest Java releases. Installing the Java Runtime Environment automatically installs the Java Update feature. The Java Update feature connects to java.com at a scheduled time and checks to see if there is an update available. Whenever there is an update available, a tool tip balloon appears. After the download is complete, a tooltip balloon notifies you that the update is ready for installation.

Overview

jucheck.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent jusched.exe (Java Platform SE Auto Updater 2 0 by Oracle America). The file is digitally signed by Oracle America which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:jucheck.exe
Publisher:Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Product name:Java(TM) Platform SE Auto Updater 2 0
Description:Java(TM) Update Checker
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\java\java update\jucheck.exe
File version:2.1.9.0
Size:495.42 KB (507,312 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Oracle America
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Expiration date:Saturday, July 6, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details
Network connections
  • [TCP] a23-44-208-60.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.44.208.60:443)
  • [TCP] a23-12-176-60.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.12.176.60:443)

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00172093%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00095914%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00076179%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:347,093 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:543,241/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:19/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:4.32 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):6.91 MB
    Private (minimum):5.13 MB
    Non-paged memory:4.32 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:80.18 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):84.74 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:6.09 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):10.09 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:34,582/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:414 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:19/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:174 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:15/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:10
    12
    Handles:326
    600
    GUI GDI count:12
    103
    GUI GDI peak:13
    142
    GUI USER count:7
    49
    GUI USER peak:8
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\java\java update\jucheck.exe" -auto -critical
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\java\java update\jucheck.exe" -auto -scheduled -critical
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\java\java update\jucheck.exe" -auto -scheduled
    Owner:User
    Parent process:jusched.exe (Java Platform SE Auto Updater 2 0 by Oracle America)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00751878%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001901%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00749977%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:67,517/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:1/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    1.16 MB
    jucheck.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00321011%
    Kernel CPU:0.00203820%
    User CPU:0.00117191%
    CPU cycles:159,808/sec
    Context switches:4/sec
    Memory:512 KB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 28.57%
    Microsoft Windows XP 28.57%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 14.29%
    Windows Seven Black Edition 14.29%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 28.57% of Java(TM) Platform SE Auto Updater 2 0.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Lenovo 40.00%
    ASUS 40.00%
    Samsung 20.00%
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