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VersionsAdditional versions

24.0 R3 13.64%
23.0 R8 4.55%
23.0 R7 13.64%
23.0 R6 9.09%
22.0 R12 13.64%
22.0 R11 4.55%
21.0 R12 4.55%
20.0 R17 4.55%
19.0 R14 4.55%
18.0 R3 4.55%
18.0 R10 4.55%
17.0 R3 4.55%
17.0 R13 9.09%
16.0 R1 4.55%

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qbupdate.exe

QuickBooks Automatic Update by Intuit (Signed)

Remove qbupdate.exe
Version:   24.0 R3
MD5:   cdcd23103249e35e6fc8c33d7b991333
SHA1:   f61affdcea80814d54e8007e3b352ffb006d9423

What is qbupdate.exe?

QuickBooks Automatic Update 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

qbupdate.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. The file is digitally signed by Intuit which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:qbupdate.exe
Publisher:Intuit Inc.
Product name:QuickBooks Automatic Update
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\intuit\quickbooks\qbupdate\qbupdate.exe
Original name:QuickBooks Automatic Update.exe
File version:24.0 R3
Size:1.04 MB (1,092,936 bytes)
Build date:10/10/2013 8:59 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Intuit
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Expiration date:Friday, March 18, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'qbupdate.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.04604328%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.03200454%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01403874%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:766 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,063,604/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):20.18 MB
Private (minimum):14.94 MB
Non-paged memory:6.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:137.39 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):148.78 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:19.96 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):21.07 MB
37.95 MB
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.56 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:66/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:33.47 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:170/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:103.15 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2,346/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:430
600
GUI GDI count:33
103
GUI GDI peak:34
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:8
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\intuit\quickbooks\qbupdate\qbupdate.exe" -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.82%
Windows Vista Home Premium 18.18%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 13.64%
Windows 7 Professional 13.64%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 9.09%
Windows 8.1 4.55%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.55%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.55%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 95.45% of QuickBooks Automatic Update.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 19.05%
ASUS 19.05%
Intel 19.05%
Lenovo 9.52%
Dell 9.52%
Toshiba 9.52%
Sony 9.52%
American Megatrends 4.76%
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