Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1.8.0.2	14.63%
1.5.6.6	7.32%
1.5.6.5	39.02%
1.5.6.3	2.44%
1.5.5.7	34.15%
1.5.5.7	2.44%

Relationships

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

SSUService.exe

SSUService by Splashtop Inc. (Signed)

Remove SSUService.exe

Version:	1.5.6.6
MD5:	df1e19954c59876c5610d385da313ac4
SHA1:	96e3b368f5c12567239f433626f855aaa4f2d230
SHA256:	784d145804efc0a160012ad8616f7e67324375df411a744ddf4aef1caccdb0e0

What is SSUService.exe?

Splashtop Remote Desktop lets you control your computer from your iPad. This is the software update version of Splashtop that daily checks to see if a new software version is available and presents a popup to prompt you to update your software if available.

About SSUService.exe (from Splashtop Inc.)

“Splashtop Remote desktop for iPad & iPhone with video, audio, and full interactivity with your computer desktop. New York Times calls it “both a breakthrough and a bargain. A computer with the Splasht”

Details

File name:	ssuservice.exe
Publisher:	Splashtop Inc.
Product name:	SSUService
Description:	Splashtop Software Updater Service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\splashtop\splashtop software updater\ssuservice.exe
File version:	1.5.6.6
Product version:	1.5
Size:	377.85 KB (386,920 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Splashtop Inc.
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Thursday, November 7, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows Console
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Splashtop Software Updater

Splashtop Inc.

6% remove

Splashtop is a remote desktop software solution that allows users to connect to and control their computer from a mobile computing device, such as an iPad, iPhone, webOS, or Android device. The company has evolved from a developer of an embedded "instant-on" commercial Linux distribution (built into the motherboard of PC vendors and other device manufacturers) into a software developer of remote-control and streaming technology. Both Sp...

Behaviors

Services

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

'SSUService' (Splashtop Software Updater Service)
SSUService

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00213630%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00117022%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00096608%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	500 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	206,660/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.21 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	5.48 MB
Private (minimum):	1.83 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.21 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	36.14 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	39.78 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	2.04 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	5.93 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	3,796/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	12 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	10 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	99 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	11/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	8	12
Handles:	104	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\splashtop\splashtop software updater\ssuservice.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	SSUService
Display name:	Splashtop Software Updater Service
Description:	“Splashtop software updater enables updates and enhancements to the SmartView browser extension.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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