Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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SUA.exe
Secunia Update Agent by Secunia (Signed)
| Version: | 2.0.0.3003 |
| MD5: | 20b9e1adbc58958b480933e4da005dfb |
| SHA1: | a589d9832ef085dede8eca809428c8fefa05a8c0 |
| SHA256: | a53de447a9b904cab571853d5bca511c0e713a937622922f2ba28dc4c42e7f68 |
Overview
sua.exe runs as a service under the name Secunia Update Agent with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Secunia PSI (3.0.0.3001) published by Secunia. The file is digitally signed by Secunia which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | sua.exe |
| Publisher: | Secunia |
| Product name: | Secunia Update Agent |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\secunia\psi\sua.exe |
| File version: | 2.0.0.3003 |
| Product version: | |
| Size: | 390.05 KB (399,416 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Secunia |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, May 27, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, May 27, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“The Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) works by examining files on your computer (primarily .exe, .dll, and .ocx files). These files contain non-specific meta information provided by the software vendor only. This data is the same for all users, and originates from the installed programs on your computer - never from their configuration. Please read the privacy statement available at the bottom of this page and through the Secuni...”
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: | 0.00041380% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00026934% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00014446% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,045 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 47,604/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.78 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.47 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.28 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.78 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 39.5 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 40.75 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.43 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.47 MB | |
| Page faults: | 9,542/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 8 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 370 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 12/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 6 | |
| Handles: | 84 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\secunia\psi\sua.exe" --start-service |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | Secunia Update Agent |
| Description: | “Performs routine updates of selected software on the system, the results of which can be seen in your Secunia PSI” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
52.17% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
13.04% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.87% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.52% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.35% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.35% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.35% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.17% |
|
| Windows 8 |
2.17% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 65.22% of Secunia Update Agent.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
31.11% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.22% |
|
| Toshiba |
17.78% |
|
| Acer |
17.78% |
|
| ASUS |
4.44% |
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| Intel |
4.44% |
|
| Samsung |
2.22% |
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