What is MasterUpdater.exe?

MasterUpdater.exe's description is "Software" according to the MasterUpdater.exe version information.

MasterUpdater.exe is digitally signed by Maxiget Limited.

MasterUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\maxiget\master\updater\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
File descriptionSoftware
Private build0, 1, 11, 0
Product version0, 1, 11, 0
File version0, 1, 11, 0
Special build0, 1, 11, 0

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

File descriptionSoftware
Private build0, 1, 11, 0
Product version0, 1, 11, 0
File version0, 1, 11, 0
Special build0, 1, 11, 0

Digital signatures [?]

MasterUpdater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMaxiget Limited
Certificate issuer nameGo Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2
Certificate serial number2b83cbf523fa3b

VirusTotal report

7 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MasterUpdater.exe file. That's a 13% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG Generic.99D
Avira APPL/4Shared.juer
DrWeb Adware.Downware.1751
McAfee Artemis!B5E4586DCF8C
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.bh
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0122
7 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the MasterUpdater.exe file.

MasterUpdater.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove MasterUpdater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the MasterUpdater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that MasterUpdater.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate MasterUpdater.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the MasterUpdater.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate MasterUpdater.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\maxiget\master\updater\MasterUpdater.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the MasterUpdater.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If MasterUpdater.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If MasterUpdater.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If MasterUpdater.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that MasterUpdater.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b5e4586dcf8c35b2cf4aa04addb2210a
SHA2568c6a7dc0c61e538b4ba3fb739e60e99a016f42b55756d093623f2d9612de2305

Error Messages

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

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

masterupdater.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.

Software has stopped working.

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

masterupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



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 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

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