What is UpdateExe.exe?

UpdateExe.exe is part of Updater ???? according to the UpdateExe.exe version information.

UpdateExe.exe's description is "Updater Microsoft ???????"

UpdateExe.exe is digitally signed by ????????????????.

UpdateExe.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about UpdateExe.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 UpdateExe.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameUpdater ????
File descriptionUpdater Microsoft ???????
Internal nameUpdater
Original filenameUpdater.EXE
Legal copyright???? (C) 2012
Product version1, 0, 0, 1
File version1, 0, 0, 1

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

Product nameUpdater ????
File descriptionUpdater Microsoft ???????
Internal nameUpdater
Original filenameUpdater.EXE
Legal copyright???? (C) 2012
Product version1, 0, 0, 1
File version1, 0, 0, 1

Digital signatures [?]

UpdateExe.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer name????????????????
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number72f4b0db870bc5dc575ebf6163fda5b8

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the UpdateExe.exe file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the UpdateExe.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59a8dea9951cd406dbe6a71d3a9965bc7
SHA2564d800b882bcc48b4c845f7d0710d7f22b80bde7883265fbf01464551c95a75fa

Error Messages

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

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

updateexe.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.

Updater Microsoft ??????? has stopped working.

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

updateexe.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with UpdateExe.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with UpdateExe.exe. 92% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 38 users.

User vote results: There were 35 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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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.

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