daemonu.exe
NVIDIA Update Components by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of daemonu.exe.
Overview
daemonu.exe has 53 known versions, the most recent one is 1.15.2.0. It is started as a Windows Service called 'NVIDIA Update Service Daemon' with the name 'nvUpdatusService' and described as “NVIDIA Settings Update Manager service, used to check new updates from NVIDIA server.”. . The average file size is about 1.52 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to NVIDIA Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs NVIDIA Update 1.7.12, NVIDIA Update 1.10.8 and NVIDIA Update 10.4.0 have been observed as installing specific variations of daemonu.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0005% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.81 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.27 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3.58 KB per minute for reads and 38 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is daemonu.exe?
NVIDIA Settings Update Manager 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.
Details |
File name: | daemonu.exe |
Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Product name: | NVIDIA Update Components |
Description: | NVIDIA Settings Update Manager |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\nvidia updatus\daemonu.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Thursday, September 1, 2011 |
Windows Service |
Service name: | nvUpdatusService |
Display name: | NVIDIA Update Service Daemon |
Description: | “NVIDIA Settings Update Manager service, used to check new updates from NVIDIA server.” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of NVIDIA Update Components.)
NVIDIA Update provides notifications for GeForce and ION GPUs for both desktop and notebook PCs.
The NVIDIA Graphics Driver is the software driver for NVIDIA Graphics GPU installed on the PC. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in mo...
“NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on www.nvidia.com. Starting with R275 drivers, NVI...”
“NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on www.nvidia.com. Starting with R275 drivers, NVI...”
NVIDIA Update provides notifications for GeForce and ION GPUs for both desktop and notebook PCs.
“NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on www.nvidia.com. Starting with R275 drivers, NVI...”
“NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on www.nvidia.com. Starting with R275 drivers, NVI...”
The NVIDIA Graphics Driver is the software driver for NVIDIA Graphics GPU installed on the PC. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in mo...
“NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on www.nvidia.com. Starting with R275 drivers, NVI...”
The NVIDIA Graphics Driver is the software driver for the NVIDIA Graphics GPU installed on the PC. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required i...
“NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on www.nvidia.com. Starting with R275 drivers, NVI...”
3D Vision (previously GeForce 3D Vision) is a stereoscopic gaming kit from Nvidia which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of daemonu.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'nvUpdatusService' (NVIDIA Update Service Daemon)
- nvUpdatusService
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Update Core\daemonu.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe'
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
Antiy Labs AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
Trojan/Win32.KillAV |
1.12.12.0 |
Antiy Labs AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
Trojan/Win32.KillAV |
1.12.12.0 |
Clam AntiVirus |
0.97.3.0 |
PUA.Win32.Packer.Hideprotect |
1.7.11.0 |
All file variations of daemonu.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.78% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.93% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
8.53% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
7.75% |
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Windows 8 |
6.20% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.43% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
4.65% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
3.88% |
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Windows 8.1 |
1.55% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.55% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
1.55% |
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Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.55% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.55% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Language |
0.78% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.78% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center |
0.78% |
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Windows 8 Pro N |
0.78% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 31.01% of NVIDIA Update Components.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Acer |
23.53% |
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ASUS |
17.65% |
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Dell |
14.71% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
13.97% |
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Lenovo |
8.82% |
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Sony |
5.88% |
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GIGABYTE |
5.15% |
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MSI |
4.41% |
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Samsung |
2.21% |
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American Megatrends |
1.47% |
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Medion |
1.47% |
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Alienware |
0.74% |
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