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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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Parent process
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issch.exe

InstallShield Update Service by InstallShield Software

Remove issch.exe
Version:   4, 10, 100, 25539
MD5:   d2aeadfd998706b4216315b2bd3fa79e
SHA1:   38cc63c7120b42a36c1b937c4687967c83319349
SHA256:   d45634355b7733f9b6754a6fb80b7ec20c0d584a08e2f710df612b393d96a8f9

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:4, 10, 100, 25539
Product version:4, 10
Size:80 KB (81,920 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.406128
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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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:0.00002923%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000725%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002198%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:16 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:10,221/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.02 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.29 MB
Private (minimum):2.84 MB
Non-paged memory:2.02 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:76.24 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):77.38 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.92 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.29 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,456/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:59 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:93
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI GDI peak:4
142
GUI USER count:2
49
GUI USER peak:2
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\common files\installshield\updateservice\issch.exe" -start
  • "C:\Program Files\common files\installshield\updateservice\issch.exe" -start
Owner:User
Parent process:ccSvcHst.exe (Symantec Security Technologies by Symantec 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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