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:
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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:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by VMware Infrastructure Update
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
VpxClientHtmlResources.dll
950652818e18e4c46aa4972ac42e0a26
DLL
yFilesAdapter.dll
1e0cff84f63fd5c81e1d96e0e553096d
DLL
yFilesAlgorithms.dll
9da8dcf1bdfb54d7905d64848ba12a50
DLL
yFilesViewer.dll
fe3dbec382033da35ae190d883f8a580
EXE
vpxclient.exe
b795b0d469bd614f1c46393849e24845
EXE
if-server.exe
c5bb311f12a0393111911cbc3f300129
DLL
Interop.VixCOM.dll
32277adf2a7425f35db3ec37eab4451e
DLL
VMware.DeployAutomation.dll
1cde50518b4e678d73cc2097b29d35b4
DLL
VMware.DeployAutomation.SoapService50.dll
0f3d14350835786981da5bb636b32d67
DLL
VMware.ImageBuilder.dll
b8414d5a61e90223037b2d969ca09b92