vuagent.exe

VAIO Update by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove vuagent.exe
Version:   6.1.1.10220
MD5:   416f115dc1003bb624d03e019c3d563d
SHA1:   1390083654a57a34d89be3ac72a208d6da235659
SHA256:   8961034b60ca20bc4c4655547c425d4aba82d91e6d426338d4b76bb8d8832383

Overview

vuagent.exe runs as a service under the name VUAgent with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program VAIO Update published by Sony Corporation and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:vuagent.exe
Publisher:Sony Corporation
Product name:VAIO Update
Description:VUAgent
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\sony\vaio update\vuagent.exe
Original name:VUAgent
File version:6.1.1.10220
Size:934.63 KB (957,056 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, March 5, 2012
Expiration date:Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Sony Corporation
22% remove
SONY VAIO System Update is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. VAIO Update checks for installed Sony VAIO OEM software included with a new PC.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'VUAgent'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00014653%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00009496%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00005157%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:624,056 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,161/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.47 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.46 MB
Private (minimum):2.33 MB
Non-paged memory:2.47 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:49.13 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):51.8 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.16 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.72 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,566/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:28 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:18 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:121
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\sony\vaio update\vuagent.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:VUAgent
Description:“Agent for VAIO Update.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
VUAgent.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00031766%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00025535%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00006231%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:8,511/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:940 KB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00012463%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00012463%
CPU cycles:2,626/sec
Memory:100 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00000406%
Kernel CPU:0.00000406%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:125/sec
Memory:792 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.71%
Windows 8 14.29%
Windows 8 Single Language 12.50%
Windows 7 Professional 12.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 8.93%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.36%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.57%
Windows 8.1 1.79%
Windows 8 Pro 1.79%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 33.93% of VAIO Update.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 93.48%
Dell 4.35%
ASUS 2.17%
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