What is DsaTray.exe?

DsaTray.exe is part of Intel Driver Update Utility and developed by Intel according to the DsaTray.exe version information.

DsaTray.exe's description is "Intel Driver Update Utility Tray"

DsaTray.exe is digitally signed by Intel(R) Driver Update Utility.

DsaTray.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel Driver Update Utility\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about DsaTray.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on DsaTray.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameIntel Driver Update Utility
Company nameIntel
File descriptionIntel Driver Update Utility Tray
Internal nameDSATray.exe
Original filenameDSATray.exe
CommentsIntel Driver Update Utility Tray
Legal copyrightCopyright © Intel Corporation
Product version2.8.0.7
File version2.8.0.7

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameIntel Driver Update Utility
Company nameIntel
File descriptionIntel Driver Update Utility Tray
Internal nameDSATray.exe
Original filenameDSATray.exe
CommentsIntel Driver Update Utility Tray
Legal copyrightCopyright © Intel Corporation
Product version2.8.0.7
File version2.8.0.7

Digital signatures [?]

DsaTray.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIntel(R) Driver Update Utility
Certificate issuer nameIntel External Issuing CA 7B
Certificate serial number56000001afefdfbb412e06a4860000000001af

VirusTotal report

None of the 62 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the DsaTray.exe file.

None of the 62 anti-virus programs detected the DsaTray.exe file.

Folder name variants

DsaTray.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel Driver Update Utility\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53155313226ba283878a43b642a56459a
SHA256a78cc0de3dab3aadedd84b7a7b5bbc5086ad4430ac3d9cbe038f80e80ad54847

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to dsatray.exe:

dsatray.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

dsatray.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Intel Driver Update Utility Tray has stopped working.

End Program - dsatray.exe. This program is not responding.

dsatray.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

dsatray.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with DsaTray.exe. 79% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 123 users.

User vote results: There were 97 votes to remove and 26 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Kenedy writes

1 thumb

This software is lagging startup while providing no use most of the time, it checks for update like once per week but lag my computer for 1.5 second in every startup

# 5 Nov 2019, 11:34

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Kenedy: Thank you for sharing!

# 20 Nov 2019, 5:14

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