What is CommonService.exe?

CommonService.exe is part of Secure Updater Task and developed by Secure Updater according to the CommonService.exe version information.

CommonService.exe's description is "Secure Updater Task"

CommonService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Media Defender\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected CommonService.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on CommonService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSecure Updater Task
Company nameSecure Updater
File descriptionSecure Updater Task
Internal namesut
Original filenamesut.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2014 Secure Updater, All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

Product nameSecure Updater Task
Company nameSecure Updater
File descriptionSecure Updater Task
Internal namesut
Original filenamesut.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2014 Secure Updater, All r..
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

CommonService.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the CommonService.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the CommonService.exe file.

Filename variants

CommonService.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

CommonService.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Media Defender\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52a1679e9515faff8cb211b97f0f9fe6c
SHA2565857c40becf6090559b3f60dc4ca647a83ec31a42203e3366a5e84cc425703d3

Error Messages

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

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

commonservice.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.

Secure Updater Task has stopped working.

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

commonservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

commonservice.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 the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
2

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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