SUPBackground.exe
Samsung Update Plus by Samsung Electronics CO. (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of supbackground.exe in the wild, the latest version being 3.0.1.17. supbackground.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The process utilizes the Windows Task Scheduler to automatically launch the file as a process when a user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 2.65 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Samsung Electronics CO. by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Samsung Update Plus from Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0029% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 6.32 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.18 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 106.42 KB per minute.
 Details
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| File name: | supbackground.exe |
| Publisher: | Samsung Electronics |
| Product name: | Samsung Update Plus |
| Description: | Samsung Update Plus Background |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\samsung\samsung update plus\supbackground.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Samsung Electronics CO. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Saturday, June 12, 2010 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Samsung Update Plus.)
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Samsung Electronics CO., LTD. |
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Samsung Update Plus is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically downlo...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of supbackground.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'SUPBackground' runs on logon in the path '\SUPBackground'
- Entry path '\SUPBackground'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\SUPBackground'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Samsung\Samsung Update Plus\SUPBackground.exe'
All file variations of supbackground.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
56.25% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
18.75% |
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Distribution by country
Thailand installs about 25.00% of Samsung Update Plus.
