Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

7.0.0.14270	8.93%
6.3.1.09130	8.93%
6.3.0.08010	12.50%
6.3.0.08010	1.79%
6.2.1.03260	19.64%
6.2.0.13290	1.79%
6.1.1.10220	12.50%
6.1.1.10220	33.93%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

crypt32.dll

CryptMsgClose, CertFreeCertificateContext, CertGetNameStringW, CertFindCertificateInStore, CryptMsgGetParam, CryptQueryObject, CertCloseStore

kernel32.dll

Sleep, CloseHandle, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, lstrlenW, GetLastError, CreateFileW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GlobalAlloc, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, DeleteCriticalSection, FreeLibrary, InitializeCriticalSection, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, DeleteFileW, GetModuleHandleW, GlobalFree, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, ReleaseMutex, CreateEventW, CreateMutexW, MultiByteToWideChar, ReadFile, CreateProcessW, GetStartupInfoW, CreatePipe, GetTimeZoneInformation, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, GetCurrentProcess, GetVersionExW, GetSystemInfo, FileTimeToSystemTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, SetEvent, OpenEventW, WritePrivateProfileStringW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, GetFileTime, RemoveDirectoryW, DeviceIoControl, SetThreadExecutionState, FindResourceExW, GetFileSizeEx, GetFileAttributesW, SetErrorMode, GetModuleFileNameW, OpenMutexW, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, CreateDirectoryW, TzSpecificLocalTimeToSystemTime, GetSystemDefaultLCID, FindFirstFileW, CopyFileW, lstrcmpW, GetSystemPowerStatus, GetDriveTypeW, GetExitCodeProcess, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenProcess, Process32NextW, Process32FirstW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, GetSystemTime, CreateThread, RaiseException, InterlockedIncrement, FlushInstructionCache, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, HeapDestroy, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedPushEntrySList, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, InterlockedPopEntrySList, lstrlenA, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedExchange, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, WideCharToMultiByte, LoadLibraryA

msvcp100.dll

DllMain

msvcr100.dll

DllMain

winhttp.dll

WinHttpReadData, WinHttpReceiveResponse, WinHttpSendRequest, WinHttpOpenRequest, WinHttpConnect, WinHttpCloseHandle, WinHttpSetOption, WinHttpOpen, WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser, WinHttpQueryHeaders

wintrust.dll

WinVerifyTrust

xmllite.dll

CreateXmlReader

vuagent.exe

VAIO Update by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove vuagent.exe

Version:	6.1.1.10220
MD5:	d2d646d4d686c6996ba1ff96e11be570
SHA1:	57a2b657ea42699da6dc89a4da74524a383c207b
SHA256:	baed2162928f9590597911dcbd92c10cc5516e35bd7acb26150a879d2abec023

Overview

vuagent.exe runs as a service under the name VUAgent with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including VAIO Update published by Sony Corporation and VAIO Update published by Sony Corporation. 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:	1.23 MB (1,286,784 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 programs will install this file

VAIO Update

Sony Corporation

22% remove

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)

'VUAgent'

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00045452%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00022473%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00022978%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	742,025 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	13,490/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	3/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	4.47 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	10.29 MB
Private (minimum):	5.93 MB
Non-paged memory:	4.47 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	76.41 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	87.11 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	9.38 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	12.84 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	11,913/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	98 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	4/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:	63 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	3/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	6	12
Handles:	154	600

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 (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

sechost.dll
Total CPU:	0.00212029%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00212029%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00000000%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	23,506/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	288 KB	1.16 MB
VUAgent.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00046115%
Kernel CPU:	0.00046115%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	12,961/sec
Memory:	1.23 MB

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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