vuagent.exe
VAIO Update by Sony Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 6.2.0.13290 | 
| MD5: | 569ea6f60c914019dd8ef6017a360ce7 | 
| SHA1: | e36370763547420481fd8810fccca347783c4157 | 
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
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: | 6.2.0.13290 | 
| Size: | 1.3 MB (1,359,424 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 1/29/2013 12:17 AM | 
| 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
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
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00013799% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009942% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00003857% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 563 ms/min |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 3.64 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 10 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 4.21 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 3.64 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 83.54 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 96.66 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 7.43 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 10.04 MB |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 3 |  | 
| Handles: | 165 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System | 
| Platform: | 64-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 (by Microsoft) | 
 Threads
Threads
Averages
 
| sechost.dll | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00001106% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00001106% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 129/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 288 KB |  | 
| VUAgent.exe (main module) | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00001106% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000553% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00000553% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 162/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 1.31 MB |  | 
 
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
 Distribution by Windows OS
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
Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.93% of VAIO Update.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Sony | 93.48% |  | 
| Dell | 4.35% |  | 
| ASUS | 2.17% |  |