home

nielsenupdate.exe

NielsenOnline

The Nielsen Company

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Nielsen Update”.
Publisher:
The Nielsen Company  (signed and verified)

Product:
NielsenOnline

Version:
6.2.0.22r

MD5:
2e8524dcbde304b008047fb8ddeb4dbe

SHA-1:
4a5bfd224dd700aa6234ee0f70ee68dd19bfc5eb

SHA-256:
471945e312b40cc50ccef5c8977040247689bbb7bcfa6522f0932705a6f5ad49

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
6/23/2025 10:17:57 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
2.8 MB (2,934,496 bytes)

Product version:
6.2.0.22

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The Nielsen Company

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\netratingsnetsight\netsight\nielsenupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
The Nielsen Company

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=The Nielsen Company, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=NetSight Meter, O=The Nielsen Company, L=Oldsmar, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0AF2B68B0B46C5C2109323BC3E976727

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2015 3:39:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:eWqImnQQcSfV87ldDsYDdQyblwfKwZ/+y/OUy68kIlrOM1/MGDUZkQ2Rn0wI6r9f:Rq4SfV8jDsYDdLlwfK4/+y/OUy68Xlrj

Entry address:
0x1DF398

Entry point:
E8, 9F, 2F, 01, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 14, 17, 6D, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 93, 28, 01, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, DD, 26, 01, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 7B, 90, 00, 00, 59, 59, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 75, 01, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 14, 17, 6D, 00, FF, 15, 40, E4, 63, 00, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 14, 17, 6D, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 49, 28, 01, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 93, 26, 01, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 90, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4870

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,343,936 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Nielsen Update

Service name:
NielsenUpdate

Description:
Enables automatic application upgrades for Nielsen application.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


Scan nielsenupdate.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.