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: | 1.0.0.5006 |
| MD5: | 9337c7c45392a32cac5e59ddac0d0342 |
| SHA1: | 4b0e8e175022ca3a463864bb38e20cf069c5ba35 |
| SHA256: | 2ec53723ff087758dbf8e812698da80b1932f80b837cd959b72529fb67a31f5e |
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 (3.0.0.2004) 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: | 1.0.0.5006 |
| 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 PSI is an invaluable tool for you to use when assessing the security patch state of software installed on your system. It constantly monitors your system for insecure software installations, notifies you when an insecure application is installed, and even provides you with detailed instructions for updating the application when available. The Secunia PSI allows you to scan, detect, check, and secure the applications install...”
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: | 0.00045124% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00027904% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00017221% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 2,484 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 20,539/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 860 KB | |
| Private (maximum): | 2.4 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.4 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 860 KB | |
| Virtual memory: | 23.4 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 23.97 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.69 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 2.62 MB | |
| Page faults: | 5,758/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 109 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 118 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 4.17 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 155/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 3 | |
| Handles: | 54 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 1 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-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% |
|
| 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% |
|
