Versions

7.0.0.12190	6.94%
6.3.1.09170	6.94%
6.3.0.08010	2.78%
6.3.0.07120	1.39%
6.2.0.13170	15.28%
6.2.0.13100	1.39%
6.1.1.10250	6.94%
6.1.0.09280	29.17%
6.0.0.06210	1.39%
5.7.0.12280	6.94%
5.7.0.12280	1.39%
5.4.0.12290	2.78%
5.1.1.03230	1.39%
5.0.0.09300	1.39%
4.2.0.07160	1.39%
4.2.0.07160	1.39%
4.0.0.08270	8.33%
4.0.0.06050	1.39%
2.1.04.10110	1.39%

vaioupdt.exe has 19 known versions, the most recent one is 7.0.0.12190. vaioupdt.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. In order execute the program with adminsitrator rights and prevent a UAC prompt, the program will add a job to the Windows Task Scheduler that will automtaiclaly start it when a user logs on. The average file size is about 1.19 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Sony Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs VAIO Update, VAIO Update 4 and VAIO Update 5 have been observed as installing specific variations of vaioupdt.exe. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0007% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.21 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.97 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 2.74 KB per minute for reads and 2 Bytes per minute for writes.

VAIO Update 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.