vuac.dll
VAIO Update by Sony Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 22 versions of vuac.dll in the wild, the latest version being 7.0.0.14210. The average file size is about 676.66 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Sony Corporation by VeriSign. The programs VAIO Update, VAIO Update 5 and VAIO Update 4 have been observed as installing specific variations of vuac.dll.
What is vuac.dll?
VAIO Update is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
 Details
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| File name: | vuac.dll |
| Publisher: | Sony Corporation |
| Product name: | VAIO Update |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sony\vaio update common\vuac.dll |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Sony Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of VAIO Update.)
SONY VAIO System Update 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 do...
VAIO Update is the software update program that runs with Windows in the background and checks for updates, and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. The pro...
VAIO Update is the software update program that runs with Windows in the background and checks for updates, and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. The pro...
VAIO Update is the software update program that runs with Windows in the background and checks for updates, and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. The pro...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of vuac.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Safe for scripting controls
Marked as a safe ActiveX control for Internet Explorer (digitally signed with script execution permission)
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{644157DD-B6DF-4B55-8537-778E38D79935}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{DEEF7337-3D42-489F-986E-6AC70D1A807C}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{56BF7CE6-90BB-4092-A7EF-477CA32EC4F5}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{BB10673B-4628-44A9-BFE6-56416E5A54F6}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
Safe for initializing controls
- {644157DD-B6DF-4B55-8537-778E38D79935}
- {BB10673B-4628-44A9-BFE6-56416E5A54F6}
All file variations of vuac.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.04% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
13.04% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
10.87% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.78% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
8.70% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.52% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.43% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.26% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.17% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
1.09% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
1.09% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 34.78% of VAIO Update.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
95.83% |
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| Dell |
2.78% |
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| ASUS |
1.39% |
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