VMware Infrastructure Update

VMware Infrastructure Update

by VMware, Inc.

What is VMware Infrastructure Update?

VMware Infrastructure Update is software application developed by VMware, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 69.43% of installations running this operating system. VMware Infrastructure Update's installer is typically 57.00 MB in size and installs around 166 files. The most common release is 2.5.0.64257 with 18.47% of all installations currently using this version.

VMware Infrastructure Update is most popular in the United States with 51.22% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, VMware Infrastructure Update is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • VIUApp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIUpdate 4.0\VIUApp.exe'.
  • VMwareUpdateServiceClient.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIUpdate\VMwareUpdateServiceClient.exe'.

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • VMwareUpdateServiceClient.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'VMware Update Service' and executes as C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIUpdate\VMwareUpdateServiceClient.exe -monitor.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.vmware.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{D93B70D2-4DA4-4F6F-9DC8-72D08F74A386}
Size:
57.00 MB
Language:
English

VMware Infrastructure Update Executable Details

Primary executable:
dbghelp.dll
Name:
VMware Infrastructure Update
Path:
C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\dbghelp.dll
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by VMware Infrastructure Update
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
698e45a6f61e7c109845d676ed0c9ade
DLL
1422e2147741d79353bd1612aefd5ac0
DLL
b48c22876531f83468ea3f76a9c7aca5
DLL
4ec3cdeae6c689473d89fdeb9e98711e
DLL
77aa4b76ff0786b7e69e8637e0699d87
DLL
a809cad6c49bbb3ecd71cbdebf303f01
EXE
72dee68077641b262b23d8ba0b4ada05
EXE
d4c6c9fc03331f099f2ae49ab8668a7e
EXE
98cefe50f41808b2395ca60b4b857558
DLL
ae1154fb40d73199ded494f4673a9714