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No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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gingerupdateservice.exe
Ginger by Ginger Software (Signed)
| Version: | 2.7.269 |
| MD5: | 32a3da3c1d705191be02af2c4b6a3a62 |
| SHA1: | c7f3780b7f85e53f37f57baf2d1c51d4fe3f51fa |
What is gingerupdateservice.exe?
Ginger Update Service 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. The updater will check for updates remotely and install them based on an internal schedule.
About gingerupdateservice.exe (from Ginger Software)
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Details
| File name: | gingerupdateservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Ginger Software |
| Product name: | Ginger |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\ginger\gingerupdateservice\gingerupdateservice.exe |
| Original name: | GingerServices.exe |
| File version: | 2.7.269 |
| Size: | 172.79 KB (176,936 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Ginger Software |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, November 26, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, January 26, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00003385% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003385% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 2,000 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 3.77 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 7.06 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 380 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 3.77 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 52.66 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 56.66 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.8 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 7.06 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 7 | |
| Handles: | 228 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 4 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\ginger\gingerupdateservice\gingerupdateservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | GingerUpdateService |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| WINMM.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00022600% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00017176% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005424% | |
| Memory: | 180 KB | |
| GingerUpdateService.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00019662% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00019436% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000226% | |
| Memory: | 180 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
40.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
20.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 40.00% of Ginger.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
|
