What is ServiceUpd.exe?

ServiceUpd.exe is part of ServiceUpd and developed by ServiceUpd according to the ServiceUpd.exe version information.

ServiceUpd.exe's description is "ServiceUpd"

ServiceUpd.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\servupdater\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameServiceUpd
Company nameServiceUpd
File descriptionServiceUpd
Internal nameServiceUpd.exe
Original filenameServiceUpd.exe
CommentsServiceUpd
Legal copyrightCopyright © ServiceUpd 2011
Product version2.0
File version2.0

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

Product nameServiceUpd
Company nameServiceUpd
File descriptionServiceUpd
Internal nameServiceUpd.exe
Original filenameServiceUpd.exe
CommentsServiceUpd
Legal copyrightCopyright © ServiceUpd 2011
Product version2.0
File version2.0

Digital signatures [?]

ServiceUpd.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

12 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ServiceUpd.exe file. That's a 26% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG Generic5.ABAQ
Baidu-International AdWare.Win32.PowerOfr.AXVN
Ikarus not-a-virus:AdWare.PowerOfr
Jiangmin Worm/Fipp.bwp
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.PowerOfr.a
McAfee Adware-PowOff
McAfee-GW-Edition Adware-PowOff
Sophos Power Offer
Symantec Adware.Adpopup
VIPRE Adware.Adpopup
12 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the ServiceUpd.exe file.

ServiceUpd.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ServiceUpd.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ServiceUpd.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ServiceUpd.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 ServiceUpd.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ServiceUpd.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 ServiceUpd.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\servupdater\ServiceUpd.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ServiceUpd.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ServiceUpd.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ServiceUpd.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ServiceUpd.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 ServiceUpd.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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Folder name variants

ServiceUpd.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\servupdater\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5cbc75f00c322fd53d096a104619dedba
SHA2567be4eb01ad125aaac0d4d5bdc755ad3fe96324f4b2f7c2e0617132b5ad11b329

Error Messages

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

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

serviceupd.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.

ServiceUpd has stopped working.

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

serviceupd.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with ServiceUpd.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with ServiceUpd.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ServiceUpd.exe. 60% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 10 users.

User vote results: There were 6 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ServiceUpd.exe. Only 10 users 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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