SeaPort.exe
Bing Bar by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of seaport.exe in the wild, the latest version being 3.1.163.0. It is started as a Windows Service called 'BBUpdate' with the name 'SeaPort' and described as “Enables the detection, download and installation of up-to-date configuration files for Bing Bar. Also provides server communication for the customer experience improvement program. Stopping or disabling this service may prevent you from getting the latest updates for Bing Bar, which may expose your computer to security vulnerabilities or functional flaws in the Bing Bar.”. . The average file size is about 243.8 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. The programs Bing Bar, Barra do Bing and Microsoft Download Manager have been observed as installing specific variations of seaport.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0035% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.58 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.52 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 932 Bytes per minute for reads and 2.1 KB per minute for writes.
What is seaport.exe?
Microsoft SeaPort Search Enhancement Broker for the Microsoft Bing Bar, a toolbar for Internet Explorer.
About seaport.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
“The Bing Toolbar helps you stay connected with friends. Get easy access to Facebook, email, weather and more. earch, connect with Facebook, sign up to earn rewards, and experience other cool features ”
 Details
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| File name: | seaport.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Bing Bar |
| Description: | Microsoft SeaPort Search Enhancement Broker |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\microsoft\bingbar\seaport.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | SeaPort |
| Display name: | BBUpdate |
| Description: | “Enables the detection, download and installation of up-to-date configuration files for Bing Bar. Also provides server communication for the customer experience improvement program. Stopping or disabling this service may prevent you from getting the latest updates for Bing Bar, which may expose your computer to security vulnerabilities or functional flaws in the Bing Bar.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Bing Bar.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of seaport.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
All file variations of seaport.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.42% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.71% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.42% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
9.38% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.21% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.21% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
4.17% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
3.13% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
2.08% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
2.08% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium N |
1.04% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.04% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.04% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
1.04% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.04% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 36.96% of Bing Bar.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
21.05% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.74% |
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| Acer |
18.42% |
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| Toshiba |
15.79% |
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| Sony |
5.26% |
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| Lenovo |
5.26% |
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| ASUS |
5.26% |
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| Samsung |
2.63% |
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| Medion |
2.63% |
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| MSI |
2.63% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.32% |
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