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
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DLL
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DLL
418ef299aa6b374bf7337e7d8e8f430b
EXE
dfcaad8b8166de59640062079206939b
DLL
298b874d38218a9e5a92cb85d86bd209
EXE
a45fab85c0b0108153efcf833f0ffeeb
DLL
4c9bbde5811a9b7833cdf454f0809653
DLL
5605eb086cb3cd2faf86e153b8e312cf
DLL
1bba2ea80ed71f70adc7da3b1a46fdca
DLL
351b3f771002cd7c893b5409b2a73c20