Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

b379e	25.00%
2df22	75.00%

(Note, RealNetworks publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

realplayerupdatesvc.exe

By RealNetworks (Signed)

Remove realplayerupdatesvc.exe

MD5:	b379eedcd47541311d896e4e3b80de0d
SHA1:	b783e4e4141732a3ef4090cce4043eedc53390fa
SHA256:	ef84a2b7486f9e38d50c1c639e99cee15e038baff68dec1de21cb4cf0150af1c

Overview

realplayerupdatesvc.exe runs as a service under the name RealPlayer Update Service (RealPlayerUpdateSvc) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by RealNetworks which was issued by the Thawte certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	realplayerupdatesvc.exe
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\real\updateservice\realplayerupdatesvc.exe
Size:	28.63 KB (29,320 bytes)
Build date:	9/25/2013 3:48 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	RealNetworks
Authority (CA):	Thawte
Effective date:	Thursday, July 25, 2013
Expiration date:	Saturday, August 15, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Service

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'RealPlayerUpdateSvc' (RealPlayer Update Service)

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00002596%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00001011%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00001585%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	109 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	2,388/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.29 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.8 MB
Private (minimum):	1.83 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.29 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	60.06 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	67.91 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	2.61 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	7.04 MB	37.95 MB
I/O
I/O read transfer:	3 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O other transfer:	4 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	3	12
Handles:	105	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\real\updateservice\realplayerupdatesvc.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	RealPlayerUpdateSvc
Display name:	RealPlayer Update Service
Description:	“Keep all products of RealNetworks up to date.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00007996%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00007996%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00000000%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	293/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	1.66 MB	1.16 MB
RealPlayerUpdateSvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00001157%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000578%
User CPU:	0.00000578%
CPU cycles:	167/sec
Memory:	36 KB