What is ClaraUpdater.exe?

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

ClaraUpdater.exe's description is "ClaraUpdater"

ClaraUpdater.exe is digitally signed by ClaraLabSoftware.

ClaraUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ClaraUpdater\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ClaraUpdater.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameClaraUpdater
Company nameClaraLabs
File descriptionClaraUpdater
Internal nameUpdater.exe
Original filenameUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version3.39.2.1
File version3.39.2.1

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

Product nameClaraUpdater
Company nameClaraLabs
File descriptionClaraUpdater
Internal nameUpdater.exe
Original filenameUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version3.39.2.1
File version3.39.2.1

Digital signatures [?]

ClaraUpdater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameClaraLabSoftware
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2
Certificate serial number112123154e5e0fd1c6c84c77f8890b7472e0

VirusTotal report

14 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ClaraUpdater.exe file. That's a 25% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Avira ADWARE/CognosAds.928880
AVware ClaraLabs (fs)
Comodo Application.Win32.CognosAds.~A
DrWeb Adware.Iminent.66
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.CognosAds.A
Fortinet Riskware/CognosAds
Ikarus PUA.Toolbar.Iminent
Jiangmin Heur:Trojan/Small
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Clara
McAfee Artemis!BBEEDAF08D43
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
VIPRE ClaraLabs (fs)
14 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the ClaraUpdater.exe file.

ClaraUpdater.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ClaraUpdater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ClaraUpdater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ClaraUpdater.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 ClaraUpdater.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ClaraUpdater.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 ClaraUpdater.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ClaraUpdater\ClaraUpdater.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ClaraUpdater.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ClaraUpdater.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ClaraUpdater.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ClaraUpdater.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 ClaraUpdater.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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Filename variants

ClaraUpdater.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

ClaraUpdater.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ClaraUpdater\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named ClaraUpdater.exe

ClaraUpdater.exe (38 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5bbeedaf08d437555c9860b001d1f7d92
SHA2569e7ba8e3083f47f4be45e500d96cc780d2adbf3c6b9141e3e1f4bcfb9db073e5

Error Messages

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

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

claraupdater.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.

ClaraUpdater has stopped working.

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

claraupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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