Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

24.0 R3 13.64%
23.0 R8 4.55%
23.0 R7 13.64%
23.0 R6 9.09%
22.0 R12 13.64%
22.0 R11 4.55%
21.0 R12 4.55%
20.0 R17 4.55%
19.0 R14 4.55%
18.0 R3 4.55%
18.0 R10 4.55%
17.0 R3 4.55%
17.0 R13 9.09%
16.0 R1 4.55%

qbupdate.exe

QuickBooks Automatic Update by Intuit (Signed)

Remove qbupdate.exe
Version:   22.0 R12
MD5:   64ae5305771907914386081b15cb92bd
SHA1:   d32f18e3953d8df665f053774a43c2b36198602f
SHA256:   62432775d34ed95c726ac39b32f67bff996f6e854d4469e5b131ab254bd82e2d

What is qbupdate.exe?

QuickBooks Automatic Update 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.

Overview

qbupdate.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. The file is digitally signed by Intuit which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:qbupdate.exe
Publisher:Intuit Inc.
Product name:QuickBooks Automatic Update
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\intuit\quickbooks\qbupdate\qbupdate.exe
Original name:QuickBooks Automatic Update.exe
File version:22.0 R12
Size:1.12 MB (1,176,464 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Intuit
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Expiration date:Friday, March 18, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'qbupdate.exe'
Network connections
  • [TCP] qb22bgpatch.quickbooks.com (12.179.134.25:443)

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00012217%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000302%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00011914%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:8,018 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Memory
    Private memory:16.65 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):27.76 MB
    Private (minimum):408 KB
    Non-paged memory:16.65 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:158.32 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):170.89 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:14.63 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):28.26 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:131,444/min
    2,039/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:11
    12
    Handles:431
    600
    GUI GDI count:33
    103
    GUI GDI peak:34
    142
    GUI USER count:6
    49
    GUI USER peak:7
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\intuit\quickbooks\qbupdate\qbupdate.exe"
    Owner:User

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 31.82%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 18.18%
    Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 13.64%
    Windows 7 Professional 13.64%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 9.09%
    Windows 8.1 4.55%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 4.55%
    Microsoft Windows XP 4.55%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 95.45% of QuickBooks Automatic Update.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Hewlett-Packard 19.05%
    ASUS 19.05%
    Intel 19.05%
    Lenovo 9.52%
    Dell 9.52%
    Toshiba 9.52%
    Sony 9.52%
    American Megatrends 4.76%
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