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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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0036e 2.17%
28a88 2.17%
f770d 6.52%
364f0 2.17%
11d03 13.04%
b879d 6.52%
f8bce 8.70%
770ac 2.17%
493bc 17.39%
0c16e 2.17%
30819 2.17%
775a9 2.17%
44abd 15.22%
b0c6b 4.35%
dc943 6.52%
80356 4.35%
49b2c 2.17%
(Note, Comodo Security Solutions publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
OpenServiceW, RegOpenKeyW, EnumDependentServicesW, DeregisterEventSource, ReportEventW, RegisterEventSourceW, SetServiceStatus, StartServiceW, ControlService, QueryServiceStatusEx, DeleteService, FreeSid, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegDeleteValueW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegFlushKey, RegOpenKeyExW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetLengthSid, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, OpenProcessToken, GetTokenInformation, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, GetUserNameW, RevertToSelf, CreateProcessAsUserW, SetTokenInformation, DuplicateTokenEx, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, EqualSid, SetEntriesInAclW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW
comctl32.dll
ImageList_GetIconSize
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
crypt32.dll
CertGetNameStringW
distribution.dll
GetDistributionData
gdi32.dll
Escape, SelectObject, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, GetStockObject, SetViewportExtEx, CreateBitmap, DeleteDC, DeleteObject, SaveDC, RestoreDC, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, SetMapMode, GetClipBox, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutW, ExtTextOutW, ScaleWindowExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, GetDeviceCaps, GetSystemPaletteEntries, RealizePalette, GetNearestPaletteIndex, GetPaletteEntries, CreatePalette, GetBkColor, GetTextCharsetInfo, EnumFontFamiliesW, GetTextMetricsW, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateDIBitmap, GetTextExtentPoint32W, DPtoLP, PatBlt, CombineRgn, SetRectRgn, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateHatchBrush, CreateSolidBrush, CopyMetaFileW, CreateDCW, SetBkMode, SetPolyFillMode, SetROP2, CreatePen, GetObjectType, SelectPalette, CreateCompatibleDC, CreatePatternBrush, ExcludeClipRect, IntersectClipRect, LineTo, MoveToEx, SetTextAlign, GetLayout, SetLayout, SelectClipRgn, CreateRectRgn, GetObjectW, GetViewportExtEx, GetWindowExtEx, BitBlt, GetPixel, ExtSelectClipRgn, OffsetWindowOrgEx, GetTextFaceW, SetWindowOrgEx, SetPixelV, SetPaletteEntries, ExtFloodFill, GetBoundsRect, FrameRgn, FillRgn, PtInRegion, GetViewportOrgEx, GetWindowOrgEx, LPtoDP, EnumFontFamiliesExW, GetRgnBox, OffsetRgn, Rectangle, SetPixel, StretchBlt, SetDIBColorTable, Polygon, CreateDIBSection, CreateRoundRectRgn, Ellipse, Polyline, CreateEllipticRgn, GetTextColor, CreatePolygonRgn
gdiplus.dll
GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipGetImagePaletteSize, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipCloneImage, GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipSetInterpolationMode, GdipDrawImageI, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipGetImagePalette, GdipFree, GdipAlloc, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipDisposeImage, GdipCreateBitmapFromHBITMAP, GdiplusStartup, GdiplusShutdown, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipCreateFromHDC
imm32.dll
ImmReleaseContext, ImmGetContext, ImmGetOpenStatus
kernel32.dll
GetExitCodeProcess, CreateProcessW, OpenProcess, Process32NextW, Process32FirstW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, GetTickCount, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenW, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, SetLastError, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, lstrcmpiW, FreeLibrary, FileTimeToSystemTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, LoadLibraryW, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, FlushFileBuffers, LockFile, UnlockFile, SetEndOfFile, GetFileSize, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcess, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetFullPathNameW, GetFileSizeEx, GetFileTime, lstrcmpA, lstrlenA, InterlockedIncrement, CompareStringW, GetCurrentProcessId, TlsGetValue, GlobalReAlloc, GlobalHandle, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, LocalReAlloc, TlsFree, lstrcmpW, GlobalFlags, GlobalAddAtomW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetModuleHandleA, GetVersionExA, LoadLibraryA, GlobalDeleteAtom, GlobalFindAtomW, CompareStringA, HeapReAlloc, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, SetStdHandle, GetFileType, HeapSize, ExitProcess, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetStartupInfoA, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTimeZoneInformation, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, OpenMutexW, FormatMessageW, LocalFree, HeapAlloc, CreateEventW, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, CreateMutexW, CreateThread, QueryDosDeviceW, GetVersionExW, GetLogicalDrives, DeviceIoControl, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, ResetEvent, GetFileAttributesW, GetSystemWindowsDirectoryW, SetEvent, OutputDebugStringA, OutputDebugStringW, WaitForSingleObject, GetLocalTime, ReleaseMutex, GetModuleFileNameW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, CreateDirectoryW, Sleep, CreateFileW, GetLastError, SetFilePointerEx, WriteFile, CloseHandle, DeleteFileW, InterlockedDecrement, MoveFileW, DllMain
msimg32.dll
TransparentBlt, AlphaBlend
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, DoDragDrop, OleGetClipboard, RegisterDragDrop, CoLockObjectExternal, RevokeDragDrop, OleLockRunning, IsAccelerator, OleTranslateAccelerator, OleDestroyMenuDescriptor, OleCreateMenuDescriptor, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoInitializeEx, OleDuplicateData, CoTaskMemAlloc, ReleaseStgMedium, CoTaskMemFree
oleacc.dll
LresultFromObject, CreateStdAccessibleObject, AccessibleObjectFromWindow
shell32.dll
SHGetFileInfoW, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, ShellExecuteW, SHBrowseForFolderW, DragFinish, DragQueryFileW, SHAppBarMessage
shlwapi.dll
PathFindFileNameW, PathIsUNCW, PathStripToRootW, UrlUnescapeW, PathFindExtensionW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
PostMessageW, GetClientRect, SetForegroundWindow, SetMenu, MapWindowPoints, GetMessagePos, GetMessageTime, DestroyWindow, GetTopWindow, GetForegroundWindow, RemovePropW, GetPropW, SetPropW, GetClassLongW, GetCapture, WinHelpW, LoadIconW, RegisterWindowMessageW, PostQuitMessage, CheckMenuItem, EnableMenuItem, ModifyMenuW, LoadBitmapW, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, SetMenuItemBitmaps, DestroyMenu, GetMenu, CreateWindowExW, IsIconic, GetWindowPlacement, GrayStringW, DrawTextExW, DrawTextW, TabbedTextOutW, SetWindowsHookExW, CallNextHookEx, DispatchMessageW, GetKeyState, PeekMessageW, ValidateRect, SetWindowPos, SetWindowLongW, IsWindow, GetDlgItem, GetFocus, ClientToScreen, GetWindow, GetDlgCtrlID, GetWindowRect, GetClassNameW, PtInRect, SetWindowTextW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SendMessageW, GetParent, GetWindowLongW, GetLastActivePopup, IsWindowEnabled, EnableWindow, LoadCursorW, GetDC, ReleaseDC, GetSysColor, GetSysColorBrush, GetWindowTextW, CharUpperW, GetSystemMetrics, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetMenuState, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, GetSubMenu, GetClassInfoExW, GetClassInfoW, RegisterClassW, AdjustWindowRectEx, DefWindowProcW, CallWindowProcW, SystemParametersInfoA, CopyRect, MessageBoxW, DllMain
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock, UnloadUserProfile, LoadUserProfileW
wininet.dll
InternetReadFile, InternetWriteFile, InternetSetFilePointer, InternetOpenUrlW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetCanonicalizeUrlW, InternetQueryOptionW, InternetSetOptionExW, InternetQueryDataAvailable, InternetSetStatusCallbackW, InternetOpenW, InternetGetLastResponseInfoW, InternetCloseHandle, HttpQueryInfoW
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter
wintrust.dll
WTHelperGetProvSignerFromChain, WTHelperProvDataFromStateData, WTHelperGetProvCertFromChain, WinVerifyTrust
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

dragon_updater.exe

By Comodo Security Solutions (Signed)

Remove dragon_updater.exe
MD5:   308195495181c8f3d51e6ed5b58d54ac
SHA1:   046f1471c1880e7dd1c55401a6f1f2ba283dc4fa
SHA256:   2d04e59efda8eea3f96f39defe99c2b30b6da788caccc7dd3ab4b348202c5bfe

What is dragon_updater.exe?

Comodo Dragon Updater 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. Comodo Dragon is a freeware web browser. The Comodo Dragon browser developed by Comodo Security Solutions, Inc. is based on the Chromium software code developed by Google.

About dragon_updater.exe (from Comodo Security Solutions)

Internet is the world's foremost communicative medium. Each day, the volume of messages it transmits, the tidal wave of credentials, ID numbers and passwords it requires, the preponderance of data it

DetailsDetails

File name:dragon_updater.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\comodo\dragon\dragon_updater.exe
Size:2 MB (2,095,808 bytes)
Build date:7/31/2013 9:02 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Comodo Security Solutions
Authority (CA):COMODO CA Limited
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
COMODO
42% remove
Comodo Dragon is a freeware web browser. The Comodo Dragon browser developed by Comodo Security Solutions, Inc. is based on the Chromium software code developed by Google. It is an implementation of Chromium and is produced by Comodo Group. Sporting a similar interface to Google Chrome, Dragon eliminates Chrome's usage tracking and some other potentially privacy-compromising features, and provides additional security measures, such as i...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'DragonUpdater' (COMODO Dragon Update Service)
  • DragonUpdater
Network connections
  • [TCP] downloads.comodo.com (178.255.82.1:80)

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00064266%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00052716%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00011550%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:640 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:13,779/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:2.85 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):6.95 MB
    Private (minimum):1.99 MB
    Non-paged memory:2.85 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:59.22 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):64.86 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:4.1 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):8.27 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:6,766/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O write transfer:243 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:17 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:6
    12
    Handles:261
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\comodo\dragon\dragon_updater.exe"
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:DragonUpdater
    Display name:COMODO Dragon Update Service
    Description:“Automatically installs updates for COMODO Dragon”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    sechost.dll
    Total CPU:0.00069486%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00056618%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00012868%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:12,245/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:100 KB
    1.16 MB
    dragon_updater.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00023162%
    Kernel CPU:0.00023162%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:3,657/sec
    Memory:2.04 MB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 30.43%
    Windows 8 Pro 19.57%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 17.39%
    Microsoft Windows XP 8.70%
    Windows 8.1 6.52%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 4.35%
    Windows 8 4.35%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 4.35%
    Windows 8 Single Language 2.17%
    Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.17%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 34.09% of dragon_updater.exe.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 34.78%
    ASUS 21.74%
    Acer 17.39%
    Intel 8.70%
    Hewlett-Packard 6.52%
    GIGABYTE 6.52%
    Lenovo 4.35%
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