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1.15.2.0 0.77%
1.15.2.0 0.77%
1.14.17.0 2.31%
1.14.17.0 0.77%
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1.12.12.0 0.77%
1.12.12.0 0.77%
1.12.12.0 9.23%
1.12.12.0 0.77%
1.12.12.0 1.54%
1.12.12.0 0.77%
1.12.12.0 11.54%
1.12.12.0 2.31%
1.12.12.0 1.54%
1.11.3.0 13.08%
1.11.3.0 8.46%
1.11.3.0 1.54%
1.11.3.0 0.77%
1.11.3.0 0.77%
1.11.3.0 0.77%
1.10.8.0 0.77%
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1.10.8.0 0.77%
1.10.8.0 6.92%
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kernel32.dll
DllMain, ReleaseSemaphore, GetModuleHandleA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetTimeZoneInformation, CompareStringW, WriteConsoleW, HeapReAlloc, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, SetFilePointer, GetLocaleInfoW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, HeapSize, HeapCreate, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetSystemTime, CreateProcessW, GetCurrentProcess, WaitForSingleObject, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleHandleW, Sleep, GetExitCodeProcess, GetFileAttributesW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetTempPathW, GetLastError, GetProcAddress, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, CloseHandle, QueryPerformanceCounter, QueryPerformanceFrequency, FindFirstFileW, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, FindClose, FindNextFileW, LocalFree, SetFileAttributesW, lstrlenW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetProcessTimes, GetTickCount, GetVersionExW, GetFileAttributesExW, CreateFileW, GetCurrentThread, InterlockedDecrement, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetModuleHandleExW, CreateDirectoryW, CopyFileW, GetStartupInfoW, GetStdHandle, SetLastError, LocalAlloc, RemoveDirectoryW, WaitForMultipleObjects, DeleteFileW, GetVolumeInformationW, CreateMutexW, SystemTimeToFileTime, SetEvent, WriteFile, FormatMessageW, FileTimeToSystemTime, ReadFile, DebugBreak, FlushFileBuffers, ResetEvent, CreateSemaphoreW, CreateEventW, ReleaseMutex, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetModuleFileNameA, lstrlenA, SetEndOfFile, SetFilePointerEx, GetFileInformationByHandle, GetACP, GetConsoleCP, ExitProcess, SetHandleCount, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, LCMapStringW, FreeLibrary, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryA, RaiseException, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetStringTypeW, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, DeleteCriticalSection, ReadConsoleInputA, SetConsoleMode, GetConsoleMode, PeekConsoleInputA, GetNumberOfConsoleInputEvents, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, LoadLibraryW, MoveFileW, SetStdHandle, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetFileType, ExitThread, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateThread, GetCPInfo, RtlUnwind, lstrcmpiW, UnmapViewOfFile, OpenMutexW, OpenFileMappingW
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateGuid
psapi.dll
GetModuleBaseNameA
user32.dll
MessageBoxA, GetProcessWindowStation, GetDesktopWindow, GetUserObjectInformationW
winhttp.dll
WinHttpQueryHeaders, WinHttpReceiveResponse, WinHttpConnect, WinHttpQueryDataAvailable, WinHttpCloseHandle, WinHttpReadData, WinHttpAddRequestHeaders, WinHttpSendRequest, WinHttpOpen, WinHttpOpenRequest, WinHttpCrackUrl, WinHttpSetOption

daemonu.exe

NVIDIA Update Components by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove daemonu.exe
Version:   1.12.12.0
MD5:   37c8ec2860df210ed93a94bf6525cbc7
SHA1:   2d56b3baa2d479781628e60f6026924250417c5e
SHA256:   818fbbb44a6b1a9e9fa685cea7b15122010e82476791e2e22746cdb315684052

What is daemonu.exe?

NVIDIA Settings Update Manager 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

daemonu.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Update Service Daemon (nvUpdatusService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. This is typically installed with the program NVIDIA Update 1.12.12 published by NVIDIA Corporation. The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:daemonu.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Update Components
Description:NVIDIA Settings Update Manager
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\nvidia updatus\daemonu.exe
File version:1.12.12.0
Size:1.21 MB (1,266,464 bytes)
Build date:3/15/2013 7:20 AM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Thursday, September 1, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
NVIDIA Corporation
9% remove
NVIDIA Update provides notifications for GeForce and ION GPUs for both desktop and notebook PCs.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'nvUpdatusService' (NVIDIA Update Service Daemon)
  • nvUpdatusService
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Update Core\daemonu.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [UDP] listens on port 48000

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00042632%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00027095%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00015536%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:21,875 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:2/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:5.75 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):9.17 MB
    Private (minimum):4.44 MB
    Non-paged memory:5.75 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:47.72 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):51.91 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:9.17 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):9.18 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:8
    12
    Handles:201
    600
    GUI GDI count:4
    103
    GUI USER count:2
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\nvidia update core\daemonu.exe"
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:nvUpdatusService
    Display name:NVIDIA Update Service Daemon
    Description:“NVIDIA Settings Update Manager service, used to check new updates from NVIDIA server.”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 31.78%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 20.93%
    Microsoft Windows XP 8.53%
    Windows 8 Pro 7.75%
    Windows 8 6.20%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 5.43%
    Windows 7 Professional 4.65%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.88%
    Windows 8.1 1.55%
    Windows Vista Home Basic 1.55%
    Windows 8 Single Language 1.55%
    Windows Seven Black Edition 1.55%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 1.55%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 0.78%
    Windows Vista Ultimate 0.78%
    Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center 0.78%
    Windows 8 Pro N 0.78%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 31.01% of NVIDIA Update Components.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Acer 23.53%
    ASUS 17.65%
    Dell 14.71%
    Hewlett-Packard 13.97%
    Lenovo 8.82%
    Sony 5.88%
    GIGABYTE 5.15%
    MSI 4.41%
    Samsung 2.21%
    American Megatrends 1.47%
    Medion 1.47%
    Alienware 0.74%
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