What is ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe?

ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe is part of ShopAtHome.com Browser App and developed by ShopAtHome.com according to the ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe version information.

ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe's description is "ShopAtHome.com Cash Back Updater"

ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe is digitally signed by ShopAtHome.com (Belcaro Group, Inc.).

ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%.etcnt\application data\shopathome\shopathomehelper\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameShopAtHome.com Browser App
Company nameShopAtHome.com
File descriptionShopAtHome.com Cash Back Updater
Internal nameShopAtHomeUpdater.exe
Original filenameShopAtHomeUpdater.exe
Legal copyright(c) ShopAtHome.com. All rights reserved.
Product version7.0.3.15
File version7.0.3.15

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

Product nameShopAtHome.com Browser App
Company nameShopAtHome.com
File descriptionShopAtHome.com Cash Back Updater
Internal nameShopAtHomeUpdater.exe
Original filenameShopAtHomeUpdater.exe
Legal copyright(c) ShopAtHome.com. All rights rese..
Product version7.0.3.15
File version7.0.3.15

Digital signatures [?]

ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameShopAtHome.com (Belcaro Group, Inc.)
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number237b0d903d7bc26fe5d98f5f4aaf5e42

VirusTotal report

8 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe file. That's a 17% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.ShopAtHome.1
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Adware.ShopAtHome.1
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Adware.ShopAtHome.1 (B)
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Adware.ShopAtHome.1
GData Gen:Variant.Adware.ShopAtHome.1
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.ShopAtHome.1
Sophos SAHAgent
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1021
8 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe file.

ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ShopAtHomeUpdater.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 ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ShopAtHomeUpdater.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 ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\documents and settings\%USE..hopathome\shopathomehelper\ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ShopAtHomeUpdater.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ShopAtHomeUpdater.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 ShopAtHomeUpdater.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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD51c6453503866a380b2af4bc36e18b770
SHA256957e375958cef654c36973b3610f8a2e1317c61b34f542e56d8ba5a9f9497654

Error Messages

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

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

shopathomeupdater.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.

ShopAtHome.com Cash Back Updater has stopped working.

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

shopathomeupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with the file?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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