What is System Updater.exe?

System Updater.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\system updater\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected System Updater.exe.

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VirusTotal report

18 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the System Updater.exe file. That's a 32% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AegisLab	Virus.W32.Gen!c
Avast	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG	Win32/DH{TldbJQ?}
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Techsnab.AB potentially unwanted
Fortinet	Riskware/Techsnab
GData	Win32.Application.Agent.BODYVZ
Jiangmin	KVBASE
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Techsnab.dto
McAfee	RDN/Generic.hbg
McAfee-GW-Edition	RDN/Generic.hbg
Panda	Generic Suspicious
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Rising	PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
Sophos	Generic PUA LL (PUA)
Symantec	PUA.Gen.4
Tencent	Win32.Adware.Techsnab.Tdzj
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

System Updater.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove System Updater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the System Updater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that System Updater.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate System Updater.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the System Updater.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 System Updater.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\system updater\System Updater.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the System Updater.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If System Updater.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If System Updater.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If System Updater.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 System Updater.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

System Updater.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• Win Update.exe
• Better Software.exe
• Fenix Checker.exe
• System Update.exe

Folder name variants

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

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\win update\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\better software\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\fenix checker\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\system update\

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