Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	57.14%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	14.29%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	14.29%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	14.29%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey

crypt32.dll

CertFreeCertificateChain, CertGetCertificateChain, CertVerifyCertificateChainPolicy, CertCreateCertificateContext, CertFreeCertificateContext

kernel32.dll

CreateFileW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetThreadLocale, FreeLibrary, GetLastError, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, GetVersionExW, GetModuleHandleA, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, lstrlenA, RegisterApplicationRestart, HeapSetInformation, Sleep, SetLastError, GetVersion, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, VirtualProtect, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter

mscoree.dll

DllMain

msvcrt.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, CoInitializeEx

wintrust.dll

WinVerifyTrust

mcupdate.exe

Windows Media Center Store Update Manager by Microsoft

Remove mcupdate.exe

Version:	6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:	073c37cefeb4d5cd86646171c5d999f2
SHA1:	96af86dc7cdd73e5fc93af05d53cc1af972eed75
SHA256:	781c16c4a85be8eef0b27d9f4dd9338003cb3ecbcaa4ad29f5ff3784425dcd9c

This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is mcupdate.exe?

Windows Media Center Store 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. The updater will check for updates remotely and install them based on an internal schedule.

Overview

mcupdate.exe executes as a process with minimal NETWORK SERVICE privileges typically within the context of its parent services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This version is designed to run on Windows 7 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

Details

File name:	mcupdate.exe
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation
Product name:	Windows Media Center Store Update Manager
Description:	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:	C:\windows\ehome\mcupdate.exe
Original name:	mcupdate.exe.mui
File version:	6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:	6.1.7600.16385
Size:	194 KB (198,656 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Behaviors

Scheduled task

Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Media Center\PeriodicScanRetry'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	1.03130103%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.15279765%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.87850338%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	31 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	59,854/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	6/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	38.25 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	38.34 MB
Private (minimum):	18.23 MB
Non-paged memory:	38.25 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	558.09 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	561 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	6.02 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	41.61 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	12,137/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	5.34 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	3/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	3.33 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	530 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	16/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	15	12
Handles:	530	600

Process properties

Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	C:\windows\ehome\mcupdate.exe -crl -hms -pscn 15
Owner:	NETWORK SERVICE
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Ultimate	42.86%
Windows 7 Home Premium	42.86%
Windows Vista Ultimate	14.29%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 66.67% of Windows Media Center Store Update Manager.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Acer	40.00%
Sony	40.00%
Hewlett-Packard	20.00%

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