Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

5.9.4.6685	12.50%
5.9.4.6685	12.50%
5.8.2.4217	12.50%
5.6.2.3475	62.50%

Relationships

PE file structure

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Import table

advapi32.dll

RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegEnumKeyExW

kernel32.dll

InterlockedDecrement, lstrcmpiW, FreeLibrary, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, Sleep, CloseHandle, InterlockedIncrement, OpenEventW, CreateMutexW, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, lstrlenW, LoadLibraryExW, GetCurrentThreadId, OutputDebugStringA, LoadLibraryW, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, FormatMessageW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetModuleFileNameW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetLastError, SetLastError, GetTickCount, GetVersion, GetFileAttributesW, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, SetEvent, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoA, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, LoadLibraryA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, InterlockedExchange, GetCurrentProcessId, GetVersionExW, LocalAlloc

msvcr80.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree

user32.dll

DispatchMessageW, MessageBoxW, CharNextW, DestroyWindow, DefWindowProcW, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongW, GetThreadDesktop, OpenDesktopW, CallWindowProcW, TranslateMessage, UnregisterClassA, CreateWindowExW, GetClassInfoExW, RegisterClassExW, LoadCursorW, IsWindow

wtsapi32.dll

WTSQuerySessionInformationW, WTSFreeMemory

upeksvr.exe

SPBA by UPEK Inc. (Signed)

Remove upeksvr.exe

Version:	5.9.4.6685
MD5:	5763e62d8c28d21c502148d3295b872c
SHA1:	5ccbfbf8249fdc1cec1f208e870c30b32e278b10

Overview

upeksvr.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Dell Data Protection | Access published by Dell Inc., Dell Data Protection | Access from Dell Inc. and Dell Data Protection | Access by Dell Inc.. The file is digitally signed by UPEK Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	upeksvr.exe
Publisher:	UPEK Inc.
Product name:	SPBA
Description:	Fingerprint Server Process for Vista
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\common files\spba\upeksvr.exe
File version:	5.9.4.6685
Product version:	5.9.4
Size:	82.83 KB (84,816 bytes)
Build date:	9/15/2010 5:14 AM
Certificate
Issued to:	UPEK Inc.
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Dell Data Protection | Access

Dell Inc.

9% remove

“Dell Data Protection | Encryption is a non-disruptive endpoint encryption solution that helps you quickly and easily deploy encryption across your entire organization, enforce policies and audit encryption state. It's a comprehensive solution that offers the highest level of Federal Information Processing Standards with optional Hardware Encryption Accelerator and Full Volume Encryption on select Latitude, OptiPlex systems. The combinat...”

Dell Client Configuration Toolkit

Dell Inc.

4% remove

The Dell Client Configuration Tool Kit is provided to configure BIOS options. Support CCTK GUI and a large number of BIOS options.

Dell Data Protection | Access | Drivers

Dell Inc.

10% remove

“Dell understands these needs and believes that all laptops and desktops that have any information that is critical to your company, customers or employees should deploy encryption. Dell Data Protection | Encryption can help you simplify the process of securing data on endpoints while streamlining deployment and integration in your unique IT environment. Dell Data Protection | Encryption is a non-disruptive endpoint encryption solution t...”

Upek Touchchip Fingerprint Reader

Dell Inc.

11% remove

UPEK TouchChip TCRU1C is a capacitive fingerprint scanner included with various Dell models.

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00003408%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00002036%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00001372%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	47 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	4,387/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	5.54 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	13.09 MB
Private (minimum):	948 KB
Non-paged memory:	5.54 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	104.52 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	110.52 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.65 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	13.26 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	5,221/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	26 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	3 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	3 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	15	12
Handles:	213	600
GUI GDI count:	14	103
GUI GDI peak:	16	142
GUI USER count:	20	49
GUI USER peak:	24	71