What is AutoUpdate.exe?

AutoUpdate.exe is part of Smart Defrag and developed by IObit according to the AutoUpdate.exe version information.

AutoUpdate.exe's description is "Smart Defrag Updater"

AutoUpdate.exe is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology.

AutoUpdate.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\IObit\Smart Defrag 4\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AutoUpdate.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSmart Defrag
Company nameIObit
File descriptionSmart Defrag Updater
Internal nameAutoUpdate
Original filenameAutoUpdate.exe
CommentsSmart Defrag Updater
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2014 IObit. All Rights Reserved
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version4.0.0.0
File version4.0.0.1316

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

Product nameSmart Defrag
Company nameIObit
File descriptionSmart Defrag Updater
Internal nameAutoUpdate
Original filenameAutoUpdate.exe
CommentsSmart Defrag Updater
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2014 IObit. All Rights ..
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version4.0.0.0
File version4.0.0.1316

Digital signatures [?]

AutoUpdate.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIObit Information Technology
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number11cadaf29da4c3cb113bf1877b120103

VirusTotal report

1 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AutoUpdate.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
GData Win32.Adware.iObit.A
1 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the AutoUpdate.exe file.

Folder name variants

AutoUpdate.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\IObit\Smart Defrag 4\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named AutoUpdate.exe

AutoUpdate.exe (14 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD546573f4542e59bbc7bddfb463cd52506
SHA2567061f0bf21065c198e19813028fe5c4cbf1e60ddbeb5c68cc440242a2fd2c11a

Error Messages

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

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

autoupdate.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.

Smart Defrag Updater has stopped working.

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

autoupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

autoupdate.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 AutoUpdate.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
0

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