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ALU.exe

ALU by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)

Remove ALU.exe
Version:   1, 0, 0, 1
MD5:   f4dcd4912b185c3aaeb92a7040832ad1
SHA1:   b2d3bb4d6dbe522199596d37d51adb0045830bae
SHA256:   b0c8fbd261b0c7af2f24d06b5e7a334f923a14ea110a541b3d45531369d67a1a

Overview

alu.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). It is installed with a couple of know programs including ASUS Live Update published by ASUS, ASUS Live Update from ASUS and ASUS Live Update by ASUS. The file is digitally signed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:alu.exe
Product name:ALU
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\asus\asus live update\alu.exe
File version:1, 0, 0, 1
Size:50.55 KB (51,768 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
ASUS
21% remove
The Live Update application provides users with a means of having the system components updated automatically. Users can also schedule the updates so they can take place daily, every third day, weekly, every second week, monthly or every third month as opposed to automatically.
ASUS
3% remove
· Light and handy design and 11.8mm thin. · Multiple ring tones and user-friendly graphic interface. · The noise filter technology offers the voice quality of a conventional telephone but the cost of using Skype Phone is as low as using a network phone. · Highly integrated Skype function on ASUS EeePC. Just plug-n-play the device on an ASUS EeePC notebook, without the need for driver installation.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'ASUS Live Update' runs on logon in the path '\ASUS Live Update'
  • Entry path '\ASUS Live Update'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\ASUS Live Update'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00055099%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00024589%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00030509%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:299,263 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:10,552/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.9 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.5 MB
Private (minimum):516.67 KB
Non-paged memory:2.9 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:87.71 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):104.23 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.23 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.03 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:12,774/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:12 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:163
600
GUI GDI count:16
103
GUI GDI peak:19
142
GUI USER count:11
49
GUI USER peak:12
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\asus\asus live update\alu.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ALU.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00057352%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00005214%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00052138%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:14,286/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:44 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00001462%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00001462%
CPU cycles:53/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
wow64cpu.dll
Total CPU:0.00000113%
Kernel CPU:0.00000113%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:7/sec
Memory:32 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 83.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.33%
Windows 8 Pro 8.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 41.67% of ALU.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 100.00%
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