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advapi32.dll
RegSetValueExW, OpenProcessToken, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueW, RegQueryValueExW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegEnumValueW, RegEnumKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegQueryInfoKeyW
gdi32.dll
GetStockObject
kernel32.dll
InterlockedCompareExchange, GetStartupInfoW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, SetThreadPriority, GetThreadPriority, CreateIoCompletionPort, HeapFree, HeapDestroy, WaitForSingleObject, HeapCreate, CreateEventW, GetLastError, SetEvent, PostQueuedCompletionStatus, HeapAlloc, CloseHandle, GetQueuedCompletionStatus, GetCurrentThreadId, LocalFree, CreateFileW, WriteFile, SetFilePointerEx, GetFileSizeEx, OutputDebugStringW, IsBadReadPtr, OutputDebugStringA, GetLocalTime, FormatMessageW, CreateMutexW, ReleaseMutex, FindNextFileW, DeleteFileW, CreateProcessW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetTempPathW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, GetVersionExW, InterlockedDecrement, GetSystemTime, Process32NextW, Process32FirstW, RemoveDirectoryW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, SetFileAttributesW, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, CreateDirectoryA, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, GetProcAddress, GetFileAttributesA, GetFileAttributesW, FormatMessageA, SetFileTime, FreeLibrary, SetFileAttributesA, LoadLibraryA, DosDateTimeToFileTime, CreateFileA, CreateDirectoryW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetCurrentDirectoryW, SetFilePointer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ReadFile, GetTickCount, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleHandleW, GetCurrentProcess, PeekNamedPipe, Sleep, GlobalFree, CreateThread, GetExitCodeProcess, CreateProcessA, TerminateProcess, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreatePipe, DuplicateHandle, GlobalAlloc, lstrcpyW, DeviceIoControl, LocalAlloc, SetLastError, GetNativeSystemInfo, IsDebuggerPresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetProcessHeap, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InterlockedExchange
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
newdev.dll
UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevicesW
ole32.dll
CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitializeSecurity, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize
pdh.dll
PdhCollectQueryData, PdhGetFormattedCounterValue, PdhCloseQuery, PdhAddCounterW, PdhValidatePathW, PdhRemoveCounter, PdhOpenQueryW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiCallClassInstaller, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathA, FindExecutableW
user32.dll
WaitMessage, wsprintfW, TranslateMessage, PostQuitMessage, RegisterClassW, CreateWindowExW, DefWindowProcW, PostMessageW, PeekMessageW, IsIconic, DispatchMessageW, ExitWindowsEx, IsWindow, WaitForInputIdle, GetWindowThreadProcessId, ShowWindow, PostMessageA, GetWindow, FindWindowW, SendMessageTimeoutW, SetForegroundWindow, GetWindowTextA, FlashWindow, EnumThreadWindows, SendMessageW, GetDesktopWindow, EnumWindows, LoadCursorW, LoadIconW
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueW
wininet.dll
InternetOpenW, InternetQueryDataAvailable, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetReadFile, InternetOpenUrlW, InternetCloseHandle

supbackground.exe

By Samsung Electronics CO. (Signed)

Remove supbackground.exe
MD5:   06f7d67ec4d15f11a2923268baa937d3
SHA1:   c9382a58f92496912fb13af1a7b4534edea1dea8
SHA256:   508cc60cbc1d5d7a1d8c059cb37c709ae215bff2fc3cafff5b14d255271fa9cd

Overview

supbackground.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Samsung Update Plus published by Samsung Electronics CO., LTD., Samsung Update Plus from Samsung Electronics CO., LTD. and Samsung Update Plus by Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.. The file is digitally signed by Samsung Electronics CO. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:supbackground.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\samsung\samsung update plus\supbackground.exe
Size:293.86 KB (300,912 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Samsung Electronics CO.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, December 18, 2008
Expiration date:Thursday, December 23, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.
25% remove
Samsung Update Plus is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'SUPBackground' runs on logon in the path '\SUPBackground'
  • Entry path '\SUPBackground'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\SUPBackground'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.03310553%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.02711562%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00598991%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:4,212,027 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.62 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.17 MB
Private (minimum):864 KB
Non-paged memory:4.62 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:84.13 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):88.15 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:824 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.38 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:215
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:13
142
GUI USER count:5
49
GUI USER peak:5
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\samsung\samsung update plus\supbackground.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 57.14%
Windows 7 Home Basic 14.29%
Windows 7 Starter 14.29%
Windows Vista Home Premium 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Germany installs about 35.71% of supbackground.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Samsung 100.00%
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