Should I remove Secunia PSI?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,677
United States Rank #3,471
Reach 0.0841%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 154.10 days
861.80 days >
Average installed length: 452.81 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.0.0.2004 |
100.00% |
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Secunia PSI 3.0.0.2004
What is Secunia PSI? (from Secunia)
The Secunia PSI is an invaluable tool for you to use when assessing the security patch state of software installed on your system. It constantly monitors your system for insecure software installations, notifies you when an insecure application is installed, and even provides you with detailed instructions for updating... Read more
Overview
Secunia PSI 3.0.0.2004 is a program developed by Secunia. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The programs's main executable is sua.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 1.48 MB of memory. The software installer includes 15 files and is usually about 12.07 MB (12,660,289 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 76% of users of Secunia PSI come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: secunia.com
Help link: psi.secunia.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\secunia\psi
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Secunia\PSI\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 12.07 MB
Files installed by Secunia PSI 3.0.0.2004
| Program executable: | sua.exe |
| Name: | Secunia Update Agent |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\secunia\psi\sua.exe |
| MD5: | ad56ceb08eeb517332355fde9e5939c8 |
Additional files:
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PSISetup.exe - Secunia PSI Installer
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Uninstall.exe
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psia.exe - Secunia PSI Agent
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psi_tray.exe - Secunia PSI Tray
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psi.exe - Secunia PSI
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psires.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- psi.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F9E41A0E-A38B-498C-8AB9-585967CC6EAF}' (runs on registration).
- psi_tray.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9FDD3C12-3414-4415-A627-15360D8669B9}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
- sua.exe runs as a service named 'Secunia Update Agent' (Secunia Update Agent) "Performs routine software inspections of the system, the results of which can be seen in your Secunia Customer Area account".
- psia.exe runs as a service named 'Secunia PSI Agent' (Secunia PSI Agent) "Performs routine software inspections of the system, the results of which can be seen in your Secunia PSI".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- psi.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Secunia\PSI\psi.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| sua.exe |
| Memory: | 1.48 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004039336% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00019762% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00020632% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 323,313 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 0 Bytes | |
| psia.exe |
| Memory: | 10.14 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0016273225% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00069050% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00093682% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 6,362,704 | |
| Switches/sec: | 11 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 37.67 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 37.39 KB | |
| psi_tray.exe |
| Memory: | 1.8 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000177321% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001576% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000197% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 411,679 | |
| Switches/sec: | 3 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 16 Bytes | |
How do I remove Secunia PSI?
You can uninstall Secunia PSI from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Secunia PSI (3.0.0.2004), click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Secunia PSI.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 72%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
73.10% |
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| Windows Vista |
10.13% |
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| Windows XP |
9.17% |
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| Windows 10 |
7.60% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.70% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.78% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.07% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.52% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.97% |
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| Windows 8 |
1.77% |
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Geography
75.74% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
75.74% |
| Germany |
6.62% |
| United Kingdom |
2.79% |
| Canada |
2.12% |
| Australia |
1.66% |
| Netherlands |
1.50% |
| Belgium |
1.00% |
| DK |
0.96% |
| France |
0.92% |
| Austria |
0.71% |
| Japan |
0.71% |
| Switzerland |
0.54% |
| Spain |
0.54% |
| Hungary |
0.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
33.16% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
26.52% |
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| Acer |
11.34% |
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| Toshiba |
8.77% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.59% |
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| ASUS |
4.06% |
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| Intel |
2.35% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.71% |
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| Medion |
1.28% |
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| Lenovo |
1.18% |
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| Samsung |
1.18% |
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| Sahara |
0.86% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.26% |
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| Hewlett-Packard p2-1317c |
4.61% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
3.95% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
3.51% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.29% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 8100 |
2.85% |
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About Secunia
Secunia is an IT security company specialising in vulnerability management and is known in the industry for its work on zero-day attack vulnerabilities and the creation of patch systems that encompass several software vendors.
Publisher URL: www.secunia.com