Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
SUA.exe
Secunia Update Agent by Secunia (Signed)
| Version: | 3.0.0.9016 |
| MD5: | 8c2d3a80fc90a860f0f24deb67471481 |
| SHA1: | 2bbf12891c004c3f3aa84821f6677d878cfd9725 |
Overview
sua.exe runs as a service under the name Secunia Update Agent with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Secunia PSI (3.0.0.9016) published by Secunia and Secunia PSI (3.0.0.9015) 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: | 3.0.0.9016 |
| Size: | 646.71 KB (662,232 bytes) |
| Build date: | 12/6/2013 5:46 AM |
| 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 programs will install this file
“The Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) is a free computer security solution that identifies vulnerabilities in non-Microsoft (third-party) programs which can leave your PC open to attacks. Simply put, it scans software on your system and identifies programs in need of security updates to safeguard your PC against cybercriminals. It then supplies your computer with the necessary software security updates to keep it safe. The Secun...”
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: | 0.00049457% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00036309% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00013147% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 10,585 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 790,020/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.48 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.7 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.63 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.48 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 23.82 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 25.07 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.66 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.94 MB | |
| Page faults: | 7,926/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 2.22 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 74/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 8 | |
| Handles: | 68 | |
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) |
Threads
Averages
| sua.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00424569% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00392934% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00031635% | |
| CPU cycles: | 303,534/sec | |
| Memory: | 660 KB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00007652% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00007652% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 217/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00001049% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001049% | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,114/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
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% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
4.35% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.17% |
|
| Windows 8 |
2.17% |
|
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% |
|
| Intel |
4.44% |
|
| Samsung |
2.22% |
|
