What is SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe?

SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe is part of Software Updater and developed by Auto-Update.me according to the SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe version information.

SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe's description is "Software Updater"

SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\application data\pc-gizmos\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.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 SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSoftware Updater
Company nameAuto-Update.me
File descriptionSoftware Updater
Legal copyrightAuto-Update.me
Product version9898.98
File version1.0.0.4

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

Product nameSoftware Updater
Company nameAuto-Update.me
File descriptionSoftware Updater
Legal copyrightAuto-Update.me
Product version9898.98
File version1.0.0.4

Digital signatures [?]

SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

2 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Adware.Keenm.1
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.th
2 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe file.

SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.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 SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.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 SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\documents and settings\%USE..ata\pc-gizmos\SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.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 SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.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
MD54fb5b5220181141b9c28c563405fe4be
SHA25670e7b3c1e520a9d5e152cc34f4372ef4ce4a442115c4a2badae43ff03d9fea2d

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to softwareupdater_silent_9898_98.exe:

softwareupdater_silent_9898_98.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

softwareupdater_silent_9898_98.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.

Software Updater has stopped working.

End Program - softwareupdater_silent_9898_98.exe. This program is not responding.

softwareupdater_silent_9898_98.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

softwareupdater_silent_9898_98.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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