vuagent.exe
VAIO Update by Sony Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 6.1.1.10220 |
MD5: | 416f115dc1003bb624d03e019c3d563d |
SHA1: | 1390083654a57a34d89be3ac72a208d6da235659 |
SHA256: | 8961034b60ca20bc4c4655547c425d4aba82d91e6d426338d4b76bb8d8832383 |
Overview
vuagent.exe runs as a service under the name VUAgent with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program VAIO Update published by Sony Corporation and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | vuagent.exe |
Publisher: | Sony Corporation |
Product name: | VAIO Update |
Description: | VUAgent |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sony\vaio update\vuagent.exe |
Original name: | VUAgent |
File version: | 6.1.1.10220 |
Size: | 934.63 KB (957,056 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Sony Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Monday, March 5, 2012 |
Expiration date: | Wednesday, March 6, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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 downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. VAIO Update checks for installed Sony VAIO OEM software included with a new PC.
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: | 0.00014653% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00009496% | |
User CPU: | 0.00005157% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 624,056 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 5,161/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 2.47 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 4.46 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 2.33 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 2.47 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 49.13 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 51.8 MB | |
Working set: | 3.16 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 5.72 MB | |
Page faults: | 6,566/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 28 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 18 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 3 | |
Handles: | 121 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 32-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\sony\vaio update\vuagent.exe" |
Owner: | SYSTEM |
Windows Service |
Service name: | VUAgent |
Description: | “Agent for VAIO Update.” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
VUAgent.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00031766% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00025535% | |
User CPU: | 0.00006231% | |
CPU cycles: | 8,511/sec | |
Memory: | 940 KB | |
sechost.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00012463% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
User CPU: | 0.00012463% | |
CPU cycles: | 2,626/sec | |
Memory: | 100 KB | |
ADVAPI32.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00000406% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000406% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
CPU cycles: | 125/sec | |
Memory: | 792 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.71% |
|
Windows 8 |
14.29% |
|
Windows 8 Single Language |
12.50% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
|
Windows 7 Home Basic |
8.93% |
|
Microsoft Windows XP |
5.36% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.57% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.57% |
|
Windows 8.1 |
1.79% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
1.79% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.93% of VAIO Update.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Sony |
93.48% |
|
Dell |
4.35% |
|
ASUS |
2.17% |
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