What is SCUDownloader.exe?

SCUDownloader.exe is part of System Checkup® and developed by iolo technologies, LLC according to the SCUDownloader.exe version information.

SCUDownloader.exe's description is "System Checkup®"

SCUDownloader.exe is digitally signed by iolo technologies, LLC.

SCUDownloader.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\sy9azgge\' folder.

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 SCUDownloader.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSystem Checkup®
Company nameiolo technologies, LLC
File descriptionSystem Checkup®
CommentsCopyright 1998-2013 iolo technologies, LLC. All rights reserved.
Legal copyrightCopyright 1998-2013 iolo technologies, LLC. All rights reserved.
Legal trademarkSystem Checkup is a registered trademark of iolo technologies, LLC
Product version3.5.1.17
File version3.5.1.17

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

Product nameSystem Checkup®
Company nameiolo technologies, LLC
File descriptionSystem Checkup®
CommentsCopyright 1998-2013 iolo technologie..
Legal copyrightCopyright 1998-2013 iolo technologie..
Legal trademarkSystem Checkup is a registered trade..
Product version3.5.1.17
File version3.5.1.17

Digital signatures [?]

SCUDownloader.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameiolo technologies, LLC
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number6c21770045938d8e872b30e91043e82b

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD589c268c83a1178218042d8f7799fbda7
SHA25634cca8e3522ba9aa5df11fc433f7610ec7fe5b18df462c6b78e192ffe750d17f

Error Messages

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

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

scudownloader.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.

System Checkup® has stopped working.

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

scudownloader.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

scudownloader.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?

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User vote results: There were 199 votes to remove and 115 votes to keep

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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.

Darryl Douglass writes

2 thumbs

Thank you for this info.

# 30 Nov 2016, 9:49

Roger Karlsson writes

0 thumbs

SCUDownloader.exe looks like an old downloader for iolo technologies System Checkup software. According to zdnet, SCUDownloader.exe was bundled with Adobe's Flash Player.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/adobes-latest-critical-security-update-pushes-scareware/

# 14 Mar 2018, 2:36

Bev writes

0 thumbs

How does one get rid of it -scudownloader that is.

# 29 May 2018, 9:12

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