wuauclt.exe
Windows Update by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 16 versions of wuauclt.exe in the wild, the latest version being 7.9.9600.17093 (winblue_gdr.140410-1503). wuauclt.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 54.26 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 2.87 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 7.65 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 4.14 KB per minute for reads and 572 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is wuauclt.exe?
Windows Update is a service provided by Microsoft that provides updates for the Microsoft Windows operating system and its installed components, including Internet Explorer. Windows Update can be configured to install critical updates automatically so long as the computer is connected to the Internet, without the user needing to install them manually, or even be aware that an update is required.
About wuauclt.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
“When you turn on automatic updating, most updates will download and install without you having to lift a finger. But sometimes Windows Update will need your input during an installation. In this case,”
 Details
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| File name: | wuauclt.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Update |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of wuauclt.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\WINDOWS.0\system32\WUAUCLT.EXE'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe'
All file variations of wuauclt.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
47.83% |
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| Windows 8 |
17.39% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
8.70% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
8.70% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
4.35% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
4.35% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.35% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
4.35% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 53.85% of Windows Update.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
26.67% |
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| Lenovo |
26.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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| Toshiba |
13.33% |
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| Acer |
13.33% |
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