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1.2.205.0 22.57%
1.2.205.0 76.15%
1.2.205.0 0.10%
1.2.205.0 0.10%
1.2.205.0 0.10%
1.2.205.0 0.10%
1.2.205.0 0.10%
1.2.203.0 0.79%

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ole32.dll
CoCreateGuid

FacebookUpdate.exe

Facebook Update by Facebook (Signed)

Remove FacebookUpdate.exe
Version:   1.2.205.0
MD5:   9eb925edc8cf1c3d06e50e9348b54a0a
SHA1:   43c3dcfca002b416c67a96bedbaa007584f98404
SHA256:   99c1f8d40a65e1f4975b0d1180b3056712832e0e8fbe829785fdd505b6222aea

What is FacebookUpdate.exe?

Facebook Update Application 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. Easy Photo Uploader is a shell menu extension and a software. Directly from the windows file explorer, select your picture(s), right click and select the menu item "Send your photo(s) to Facebook"

About FacebookUpdate.exe (from Facebook)

“Send pictures as a batch directly from windows explorer, Facebook has become so popular and people like to share their pictures with friends and family, so you need a quick software to upload new phot”

DetailsDetails

File name:facebookupdate.exe
Publisher:Facebook Inc.
Product name:Facebook Update
Description:Facebook Installer
Typical file path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\facebook\update\facebookupdate.exe
File version:1.2.205.0
Size:134.86 KB (138,096 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Facebook
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, June 20, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Facebook Update' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Facebook\Update\FacebookUpdate.exe" /c /nocrashserver
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-2951711043-2263491757-4151695161-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-2951711043-2263491757-4151695161-1001UA'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-2951711043-2263491757-4151695161-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-2951711043-2263491757-4151695161-1001Core'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1212270874-2381894333-2013394017-1000UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1212270874-2381894333-2013394017-1000UA'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1212270874-2381894333-2013394017-1000Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1212270874-2381894333-2013394017-1000Core'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1653586216-554768794-404641924-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1653586216-554768794-404641924-1001UA'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1653586216-554768794-404641924-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1653586216-554768794-404641924-1001Core'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3575962888-3802324079-2015459157-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3575962888-3802324079-2015459157-1001UA'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3575962888-3802324079-2015459157-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3575962888-3802324079-2015459157-1001Core'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1929714233-4154842837-2412042472-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1929714233-4154842837-2412042472-1001UA'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1929714233-4154842837-2412042472-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1929714233-4154842837-2412042472-1001Core'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3379179-4197106951-3336414732-1000UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3379179-4197106951-3336414732-1000UA'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3379179-4197106951-3336414732-1000Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3379179-4197106951-3336414732-1000Core'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-694253642-2499045012-3648684724-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-694253642-2499045012-3648684724-1001UA'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-694253642-2499045012-3648684724-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-694253642-2499045012-3648684724-1001Core'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1552909711-1398334819-3469210503-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1552909711-1398334819-3469210503-1001UA'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1552909711-1398334819-3469210503-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1552909711-1398334819-3469210503-1001Core'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-259806378-1289515253-2854667435-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-259806378-1289515253-2854667435-1001UA'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-259806378-1289515253-2854667435-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-259806378-1289515253-2854667435-1001Core'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3839173209-3756546068-4228190481-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3839173209-3756546068-4228190481-1001UA'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3839173209-3756546068-4228190481-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3839173209-3756546068-4228190481-1001Core'
  • The job 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1151616919-4262848084-486540763-1000UA' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1151616919-4262848084-486540763-1000UA'
  • The task 'FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1151616919-4262848084-486540763-1000Core' runs daily in the path '\FacebookUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1151616919-4262848084-486540763-1000Core'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.90271084%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.79877006%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.10394078%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:20 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:4,625/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.93 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.23 MB
Private (minimum):5.75 MB
Non-paged memory:2.93 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:48.55 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):53.77 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.12 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.46 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,627/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:96 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:23 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:109
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI USER count:4
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\users\user\appdata\local\facebook\update\facebookupdate.exe /ua /installsource scheduler
  • C:\users\user\appdata\local\facebook\update\facebookupdate.exe /c /nocrashserver
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.50%
Windows 7 Professional 8.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.00%
Windows 8.1 3.00%
Windows 8 3.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.50%
Windows 8.1 N 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 1.00%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 24.00% of Facebook Update.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 23.29%
Hewlett-Packard 17.27%
Acer 11.24%
ASUS 11.24%
Toshiba 10.44%
Samsung 5.62%
Intel 4.02%
Lenovo 4.02%
GIGABYTE 3.21%
Sony 3.21%
American Megatrends 2.41%
Alienware 2.01%
Sahara 2.01%
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