What is sgpUpdaters.exe?

sgpUpdaters.exe is digitally signed by Make The Web Better, LLC.

sgpUpdaters.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Search Guard PlusU\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected sgpUpdaters.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 [?]

sgpUpdaters.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

sgpUpdaters.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMake The Web Better, LLC
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number4f800f353b7b159fc71a6428b9487db8

VirusTotal report

4 of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sgpUpdaters.exe file. That's a 8% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040f0f51 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040f0f51 )
Sophos Make The Web Better
ViRobot Adware.SearchGuardPlus.67456
4 of the 50 anti-virus programs detected the sgpUpdaters.exe file.

sgpUpdaters.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove sgpUpdaters.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the sgpUpdaters.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that sgpUpdaters.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 sgpUpdaters.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the sgpUpdaters.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 sgpUpdaters.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\Search Guard PlusU\sgpUpdaters.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the sgpUpdaters.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If sgpUpdaters.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If sgpUpdaters.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If sgpUpdaters.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 sgpUpdaters.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

sgpUpdaters.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Search Guard PlusU\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5775bf57eca4912ab05ca0424f2d958a1
SHA256b7861b00f0ef34e8b5e9da9957fe2fa1743e39dfadce8c26e368d6c8167f23cd

Error Messages

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

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

sgpupdaters.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.

sgpupdaters.exe has stopped working.

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

sgpupdaters.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

sgpupdaters.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. 82% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 45 users.

User vote results: There were 37 votes to remove and 8 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file.

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.

Pete Donelly writes

2 thumbs

This file installed when I opted for Tattoons in Facebook.

# 4 Oct 2009, 13:48

Roger Karlsson writes

1 thumb

Detected by some of the scanners over at VirusTotal:

http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/b7861b00f0ef34e8b5e9da9957fe2fa1743e39dfadce8c26e368d6c8167f23cd-1257328748

# 13 Nov 2009, 7:55

Susan Langford writes

0 thumbs

My pc is acting strange and my current virus software keeps informing me that it's detecting sgpupdaters.exe in my system. Sometimes the message I get informs me that sgpupdaters.exe was blocked. What should I do? And, is this a virus in my pc?
Thanks,
Susan

# 19 Dec 2009, 6:13

Roger Karlsson writes

0 thumbs

@Susan: sgpUpdaters.exe is an updater component for "Search Guard Plus" and "Fast Browser Search Toolbar". These programs are developed by a company named "Make The Web Better, LLC".

You can read all details of what the software does in their End-User License Agreement:
http://www.searchguardplus.com/Terms.aspx

Hope that helps

# 20 Dec 2009, 0:10

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