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daemonu.exe

NVIDIA Update Components by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove daemonu.exe

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.

DetailsDetails

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

ResourcesPrograms installed in

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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 Corporation
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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 Corporation
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NVIDIA Corporation
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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...
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NVIDIA Corporation
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NVIDIA Update provides notifications for GeForce and ION GPUs for both desktop and notebook PCs.

BehaviorsBehaviors

(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'

VersionsAll file variations of daemonu.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
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Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 30.23%
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.42%
Windows 7 Professional 11.05%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.30%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.98%
Windows 8 Pro 6.98%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.33%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.33%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.74%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.16%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.16%
Windows 8 1.16%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.58%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.58%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 30.81% of NVIDIA Update Components.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 28.17%
Acer 16.90%
Hewlett-Packard 16.90%
Intel 14.08%
ASUS 8.45%
Alienware 4.23%
GIGABYTE 4.23%
Samsung 2.82%
Lenovo 2.82%
American Megatrends 1.41%
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