What is MEGAupdater.exe?
MEGAupdater.exe is part of MEGAsync and developed by Mega Limited according to the MEGAupdater.exe version information.
MEGAupdater.exe's description is "MEGAupdater"
MEGAupdater.exe is digitally signed by Mega Limited.
MEGAupdater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\MEGAsync\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about MEGAupdater.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on MEGAupdater.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | MEGAsync |
| Company name | Mega Limited |
| File description | MEGAupdater |
| Internal name | MEGAupdater.exe |
| Original filename | MEGAupdater.exe |
| Legal copyright | Mega Limited 2018 |
| Product version | 3.5.8.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | MEGAsync |
| Company name | Mega Limited |
| File description | MEGAupdater |
| Internal name | MEGAupdater.exe |
| Original filename | MEGAupdater.exe |
| Legal copyright | Mega Limited 2018 |
| Product version | 3.5.8.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
MEGAupdater.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Mega Limited |
| Certificate issuer name | GlobalSign Extended Validation CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G3 |
| Certificate serial number | 46d86ff4a6092eecb3918fa9 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MEGAupdater.exe file.
Sandbox Report
The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.
Summary
Successfully executed process in sandbox.
Summary
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The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.
Network
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}Screenshots
Folder name variants
MEGAupdater.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\ProgramData\MEGAsync\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Users\PTW\AppData\Local\MEGAsync\
- c:\windows.old\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\megasync\
Other files also named MEGAupdater.exe
MEGAupdater.exe (3 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 235731d47afb88a1e7f1f8273d4c781c |
| SHA256 | 0e19302afc8e6b902b64b22f9a63be4c5f51f23729f12bb5d2882aff5a95d40b |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to megaupdater.exe:
megaupdater.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
megaupdater.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.
MEGAupdater has stopped working.
End Program - megaupdater.exe. This program is not responding.
megaupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
megaupdater.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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