What is SilentUpdater.exe?
SilentUpdater.exe is part of TuneUp Utilities 2013 and developed by TuneUp Software according to the SilentUpdater.exe version information.
SilentUpdater.exe's description is "TuneUp Silent Updater"
SilentUpdater.exe is digitally signed by TuneUp Software.
SilentUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\updatewizard_107147\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about SilentUpdater.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on SilentUpdater.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | TuneUp Utilities 2013 |
| Company name | TuneUp Software |
| File description | TuneUp Silent Updater |
| Legal trademark | TuneUp Utilities™ |
| Product version | 13.0.2020.56 |
| File version | 13.0.2020.56 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | TuneUp Utilities 2013 |
| Company name | TuneUp Software |
| File description | TuneUp Silent Updater |
| Legal trademark | TuneUp Utilities™ |
| Product version | 13.0.2020.56 |
| File version | 13.0.2020.56 |
Digital signatures [?]
SilentUpdater.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | TuneUp Software |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 5e34b34f2b3abce5978b5a1ed5b46e52 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SilentUpdater.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | c0ea7017312b3ab1484956549afebd72 |
| SHA256 | aae00f46fb92988864c0975dd8de724f6d62edc671726996d0b23561376994af |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to silentupdater.exe:
silentupdater.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
silentupdater.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.
TuneUp Silent Updater has stopped working.
End Program - silentupdater.exe. This program is not responding.
silentupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
silentupdater.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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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.
AVG is trying to update with silentupdate.exe, but the update pgm keeps hanging and will not finish the upday. This started around the 1st of May.
Please help.
# 26 May 2014, 20:09
Jacque Mills writes