nielsenupdate.exe

NielsenOnline by The Nielsen Company (US) (Signed)

Remove nielsenupdate.exe
Version:   6.1.0.27r
MD5:   59f14ef209823104eadf2a3ca4bcbbe5
SHA1:   479840e81363c1d2fdffa94e791664f6bd3a37fe

Overview

nielsenupdate.exe runs as a service under the name Nielsen Update (NielsenUpdate) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program NCP Connect published by National Consumer Panel and is most likely removed by most users once installed (59% removed). The file is digitally signed by The Nielsen Company (US) which was issued by the Symantec Corporation certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 8.1 (6.2.9200.0).

DetailsDetails

File name:nielsenupdate.exe
Publisher:The Nielsen Company
Product name:NielsenOnline
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\netratingsnetsight\netsight\nielsenupdate.exe
File version:6.1.0.27r
Product version:6.1.0.27
Size:2.72 MB (2,854,952 bytes)
Build date:4/8/2014 3:38 AM
Certificate
Issued to:The Nielsen Company (US)
Authority (CA):Symantec Corporation
Effective date:Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Expiration date:Sunday, April 6, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
National Consumer Panel
  59% remove
The National Consumer Panel is an operational joint venture between the two leading longitudinal consumer insights providers in the United States – IRi and Nielsen. By recruiting, incenting, and equipping a representative sample of U.S. consumers with handheld scanning devices as well as alternative methods of data collection, the National Consumer Panel provides the highest quality, actionable consumer data to support the needs of bot...

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00076560%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00051469%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00025091%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:641 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.79 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.5 MB
Private (minimum):5.96 MB
Non-paged memory:2.79 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:57.24 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):61.02 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.45 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.41 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:138
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\netratingsnetsight\netsight\nielsenupdate.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:NielsenUpdate
Display name:Nielsen Update
Description:“Enables automatic application upgrades for Nielsen application.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 100.00%
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