What is DTUpdate.exe?

DTUpdate.exe is part of TODO: <Product name> and developed by TODO: <Company name> according to the DTUpdate.exe version information.

DTUpdate.exe's description is "TODO: <File description>"

DTUpdate.exe is digitally signed by Search Results, LLC.

DTUpdate.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\defaulttab\defaulttab\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameTODO: <Product name>
Company nameTODO: <Company name>
File descriptionTODO: <File description>
Internal nameDTUpdate.exe
Original filenameDTUpdate.exe
Legal copyrightTODO: (c) <Company name>. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

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

Product nameTODO: <Product name>
Company nameTODO: <Company name>
File descriptionTODO: <File description>
Internal nameDTUpdate.exe
Original filenameDTUpdate.exe
Legal copyrightTODO: (c) <Company name>. All right..
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

Digital signatures [?]

DTUpdate.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSearch Results, LLC
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number39167f8695edce7e6ebc271e30223866

VirusTotal report

1 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the DTUpdate.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.DefaultTab.A
1 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the DTUpdate.exe file.

Folder name variants

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

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5100174983eec21c2e2211318db635d26
SHA25686b030dd98aa8476b6e3cde0abfe886b30a430b9cbf00ea63169e69e4ab27b68

Error Messages

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

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

dtupdate.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.

TODO: has stopped working.

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

dtupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with DTUpdate.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with DTUpdate.exe. 87% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 54 users.

User vote results: There were 47 votes to remove and 7 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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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.

Roger Karlsson writes

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I think DTUpdate.exe is the updater process for a browser plugin called "Default Tab". DTUpdate.exe connects to the Internet to check for updates and you might get a notification in your firewall about the outgoing connection.

If you are looking for uninstall instructions for DTUpdate.exe, there should be an entry for the "Default tab" in the Windows Control Panel or in Firefox's Extension manager. Look for entries called "Default tab" or "Search Results, LLC".

Did this answer your questions about DTUpdate.exe?

# 11 Oct 2012, 4:14

Allen Reid writes

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ESET NOD32 detected (and cleaned) DTUupdate.exe on my PC today.
If you call a cat's tail a leg, it still only has four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one.

# 4 Apr 2013, 13:00

Fred Carlson writes

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Firefox locked up. Malwarebytes didn't find anything, even after update definitions. Same with Ad Aware and AVG antivirus. Couldn't get into hotmail or Yahoo mail.
Finally repeatedly delved deeper into Hotmail Help. Finally the tech on there 800 # transerred me to a phone number of a firm that specializes in "debugging" problem cases. They charge you, do an install of a remote desktop of your 'puter. But charge comes later, after, if they fix your problem.
Their tech then took over my desktop and noted the "search bar" on my 'puter and stated it was a malicious install that installs some malware on you. He said this is an Indian source item that takes over your browser, a re-direct."Don't click it." I said I had various Anti-Virus products, He said, "no charge", use them. Spybot found 3 items. Claro Toolbar, W3i.IQ5.fraud, Wajam and 2 entries of PUPSC, and My Web Search (bar).
I'll now try to find way to clense Firefox of the alien toolbar.

# 4 May 2013, 9:37

Roger Karlsson writes

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DTUpdate.exe is bundled with the CNET Download.com Installer.

# 23 May 2013, 6:40

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