Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
speedypc_update3.exe
SpeedyPC Software by SpeedyPC Software (Signed)
| Version: | 3.0.1.0 |
| MD5: | 91ea45268fde007589a7bec75c450bac |
| SHA1: | 44a1ab816f7eab1333322da8589efaf27a88ce57 |
| SHA256: | 483dd03c81baa06eb94b00e22d36f7e8a6e0ffb6fc47e293d7c83d97120b3b46 |
What is speedypc_update3.exe?
Speed up your PC Updater (speedypc_update3.exe) 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.
About speedypc_update3.exe (from SpeedyPC Software)
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Details
| File name: | speedypc_update3.exe |
| Publisher: | SpeedyPC Software |
| Product name: | SpeedyPC Software |
| Description: | SpeedPC Software Update |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\speedypc software\uus3\speedypc_update3.exe |
| Original name: | Update3.exe |
| File version: | 3.0.1.0 |
| Size: | 664.17 KB (680,112 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | SpeedyPC Software |
| Authority (CA): | GlobalSign nv-sa |
| Effective date: | Thursday, October 4, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, October 5, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'SpeedyPC Update Version3 Startup Task' runs on logon in the path '\SpeedyPC Update Version3 Startup Task'
- The task 'SpeedyPC Update Version3' runs weekly in the path '\SpeedyPC Update Version3'
- Entry path '\SpeedyPC Update Version3 Startup Task'
- Entry path '\SpeedyPC Update Version3'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\SpeedyPC Update Version3 Startup Task'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00035565% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009504% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00026061% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 258,338 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 23,458,420/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 13.5 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 20.7 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 188 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 13.5 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 146.24 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 152.5 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.26 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 20.84 MB | |
| Page faults: | 198,643,136/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 25 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 1.64 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 19/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 6 | |
| Handles: | 327 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 110 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 120 | |
| GUI USER count: | 58 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 63 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| SpeedyPC_Update3.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.21780273% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.07534421% | |
| User CPU: | 0.14245851% | |
| CPU cycles: | 128,222,697/sec | |
| Memory: | 692 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00021173% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00019332% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001841% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,025/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.67 MB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
47.83% |
|
| Windows 8 |
17.39% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
13.04% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
13.04% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.35% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
4.35% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 47.83% of SpeedyPC Software.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
44.44% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
44.44% |
|
| American Megatrends |
11.11% |
|
