SeaPort.exe
Bing Bar by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 3.1.163.0 |
| MD5: | 785de7abda13309d6065305542829e76 |
| SHA1: | 9798ecfd79261d5a74693e85340d8aa3f89e6447 |
| SHA256: | 78f49a5349b66042836615ef99b4eb70fa708369d315d105513c04f33070d297 |
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 ”
Overview
seaport.exe runs as a service under the name BBUpdate (SeaPort) within the local user context. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Bing Bar published by Microsoft Corporation, Bing Bar from Microsoft Corporation and Bing Bar by Microsoft Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.
Details
| 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 |
| File version: | 3.1.163.0 |
| Size: | 243.8 KB (249,648 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH |
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Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00630822% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00386299% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00244523% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 512,812 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 197,770/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.95 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 8.16 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.91 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.95 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 64.68 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 107.84 MB | |
| Working set: | 6.09 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 9.64 MB | |
| Page faults: | 5,515/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 1.65 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 5/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 3.84 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 321 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 52/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 9 | |
| Handles: | 270 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\microsoft\bingbar\seaport.exe" |
| Owner: | User |
| 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 |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| SeaPort.EXE (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00366141% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00185751% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00180390% | |
| CPU cycles: | 86,474/sec | |
| Memory: | 260 KB | |
| sechost.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00300170% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00300170% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 42,680/sec | |
| Memory: | 100 KB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00059231% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00059231% | |
| CPU cycles: | 7,457/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00030246% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00029786% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000461% | |
| CPU cycles: | 14,328/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
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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