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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

4, 10, 100, 25539 33.33%
3, 20, 100, 1123 6.06%
3, 10, 100, 1155 42.42%
3, 10, 100, 1146 6.06%
3, 00, 100, 1161 12.12%

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advapi32.dll
RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCreateKeyA, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExA, RegDeleteValueA
kernel32.dll
CompareStringA, GetProcAddress, CompareStringW, CreateProcessA, OpenMutexA, CreateMutexA, LoadLibraryA, CloseHandle, RtlUnwind, ExitProcess, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetSystemTime, GetLocalTime, GetLastError, GetFullPathNameA, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, GetVersion, HeapFree, RaiseException, HeapAlloc, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetCurrentDirectoryA, GetDriveTypeA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, GetEnvironmentVariableA, GetVersionExA, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, WriteFile, VirtualAlloc, IsBadWritePtr, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, SetEnvironmentVariableA
user32.dll
GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, SetTimer

issch.exe

InstallShield Update Service by InstallShield Software

Remove issch.exe
Version:   3, 00, 100, 1161
MD5:   872b3d5f6f9f9bdfd6a83ee8aa5824b4
SHA1:   10fe49c68584be6189ce0aa9d1b285e9d1b75f2b
SHA256:   9b1cdb39c17d3d04920bd62e8eddea0ecf1f07bab7f4d3764c2183a702393581

What is issch.exe?

InstallShield Update Service Scheduler is a 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.

About issch.exe (from InstallShield Software)

“InstallShield is a powerful and easy-to-use installation development solution for creating Windows installations. With automated tools to productize, bundle and install your products in both tradition”

DetailsDetails

File name:issch.exe
Publisher:InstallShield Software Corporation
Product name:InstallShield Update Service
Description:InstallShield Update Service Scheduler
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\installshield\updateservice\issch.exe
File version:3, 00, 100, 1161
Product version:3, 00
Size:68 KB (69,632 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.406128
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ISUSScheduler' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'InstallShield Software update service' runs weekly in the path '\InstallShield Software update service'
  • Entry path '\Услуга обновлений программного обеспечения InstallShield'
  • Entry path '\InstallShield Software update service'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00111551%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00099200%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00012350%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:250 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:64,340/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.02 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.36 MB
Private (minimum):2.74 MB
Non-paged memory:4.02 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:73.25 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):74.38 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.46 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.36 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:12,229/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:628 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:32 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:13/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:157
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\installshield\updateservice\issch.exe" -start
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 33.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.24%
Windows XP Home Edition 21.21%
Windows Vista Home Basic 6.06%
Windows 7 Professional 6.06%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.03%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.03%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.03%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 61.54% of InstallShield Update Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 50.00%
GIGABYTE 12.50%
Toshiba 8.33%
Lenovo 8.33%
MSI 8.33%
Sahara 4.17%
Acer 4.17%
Hewlett-Packard 4.17%
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