daemonu.exe
NVIDIA Update Components by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 36 versions of daemonu.exe in the wild, the latest version being 1.11.3.0. 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 1.76 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to NVIDIA Corporation by VeriSign. The programs NVIDIA Update 1.10.8, Atualizações da NVIDIA 1.10.8 and NVIDIA-uppdatering 1.10.8 have been observed as installing specific variations of daemonu.exe. 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 4.47 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.12 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 305 Bytes per minute for reads and 44 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 update core\daemonu.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Tuesday, September 2, 2014 |
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.)
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
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“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 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 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...”
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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 Updatus\daemonu.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Update Core\daemonu.exe'
All file variations of daemonu.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.23% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.42% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.05% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
9.30% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
6.98% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
6.98% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise |
2.33% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.33% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.74% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.16% |
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Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.16% |
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Windows 8 |
1.16% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.58% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.58% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 30.81% of NVIDIA Update Components.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
28.17% |
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Acer |
16.90% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
16.90% |
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Intel |
14.08% |
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ASUS |
8.45% |
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Alienware |
4.23% |
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GIGABYTE |
4.23% |
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Samsung |
2.82% |
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Lenovo |
2.82% |
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American Megatrends |
1.41% |
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