Windows Updater.exe is part of Windows Installer and developed by AdvancedWindowsManager according to the Windows Updater.exe version information.
Windows Updater.exe's description is "Windows Updater 4.98.0"
Windows Updater.exe is digitally signed by MICROLEAVES LTD.
Windows Updater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\AdvancedWindowsManager\Windows Installer\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Windows Updater.exe.
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The following is the available information on Windows Updater.exe:
Property | Value |
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Product name | Windows Installer |
Company name | AdvancedWindowsManager |
File description | Windows Updater 4.98.0 |
Internal name | Windows Updater |
Original filename | Windows Updater.exe |
Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2020 AdvancedWindowsManager |
Product version | 4.98.0 |
File version | 4.98.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
Product name | Windows Installer |
Company name | AdvancedWindowsManager |
File description | Windows Updater 4.98.0 |
Internal name | Windows Updater |
Original filename | Windows Updater.exe |
Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2020 AdvancedWindowsMa.. |
Product version | 4.98.0 |
File version | 4.98.0 |
Windows Updater.exe has a valid digital signature.
Property | Value |
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Signer name | MICROLEAVES LTD |
Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2 |
Certificate serial number | 369fe1949cb565d9ec6ee9151a873149 |
4 of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Windows Updater.exe file. That's a 6% detection rate.
The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.
Successfully executed process in sandbox.
{ "file_opened": [ "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls" ], "directory_enumerated": [ "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f9130e4f866074e23786af39c4e88d375dda92845c04f359529e797fe022e4a5.ini" ], "regkey_opened": [ "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Caphyon\\Advanced Updater\\Settings" ], "regkey_read": [ "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US" ], "dll_loaded": [ "kernel32", "RICHED20.DLL", "kernel32.dll", "ADVAPI32.dll" ] }
[ { "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f9130e4f866074e23786af39c4e88d375dda92845c04f359529e797fe022e4a5.bin", "process_name": "f9130e4f866074e23786af39c4e88d375dda92845c04f359529e797fe022e4a5.bin", "pid": 2816, "summary": { "file_opened": [ "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls" ], "directory_enumerated": [ "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f9130e4f866074e23786af39c4e88d375dda92845c04f359529e797fe022e4a5.ini" ], "regkey_opened": [ "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Caphyon\\Advanced Updater\\Settings" ], "regkey_read": [ "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US" ], "dll_loaded": [ "kernel32", "RICHED20.DLL", "kernel32.dll", "ADVAPI32.dll" ] }, "first_seen": 1583880786.75, "ppid": 2016 }, { "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe", "process_name": "lsass.exe", "pid": 476, "summary": {}, "first_seen": 1583880786.328125, "ppid": 376 } ]
[ { "markcount": 1, "families": [], "description": "This executable has a PDB path", "severity": 1, "marks": [ { "category": "pdb_path", "ioc": "C:\\JobRelease\\win\\Release\\stubs\\x86\\Updater.pdb", "type": "ioc", "description": null } ], "references": [], "name": "has_pdb" }, { "markcount": 1, "families": [], "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer", "severity": 1, "marks": [ { "category": "resource name", "ioc": "TYPELIB", "type": "ioc", "description": null } ], "references": [], "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name" } ]
The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.
{ "tls": [], "udp": [ { "src": "192.168.56.101", "dst": "192.168.56.255", "offset": 662, "time": 6.196908950805664, "dport": 137, "sport": 137 }, { "src": "192.168.56.101", "dst": "224.0.0.252", "offset": 3246, "time": 6.156421899795532, "dport": 5355, "sport": 51001 }, { "src": "192.168.56.101", "dst": "224.0.0.252", "offset": 3574, "time": 4.135149002075195, "dport": 5355, "sport": 53595 }, { "src": "192.168.56.101", "dst": "224.0.0.252", "offset": 3902, "time": 6.168910026550293, "dport": 5355, "sport": 53848 }, { "src": "192.168.56.101", "dst": "224.0.0.252", "offset": 4230, "time": 4.638484001159668, "dport": 5355, "sport": 54255 }, { "src": "192.168.56.101", "dst": "224.0.0.252", "offset": 4558, "time": 3.020516872406006, "dport": 5355, "sport": 55314 }, { "src": "192.168.56.101", "dst": "239.255.255.250", "offset": 4886, "time": 4.649467945098877, "dport": 1900, "sport": 1900 }, { "src": "192.168.56.101", "dst": "239.255.255.250", "offset": 9362, "time": 4.165588855743408, "dport": 3702, "sport": 49152 }, { "src": "192.168.56.101", "dst": "239.255.255.250", "offset": 13554, "time": 6.228097915649414, "dport": 1900, "sport": 53598 } ], "dns_servers": [], "http": [], "icmp": [], "smtp": [], "tcp": [], "smtp_ex": [], "mitm": [], "hosts": [], "pcap_sha256": "4651d4205db2df6187e59efc37e09aff1cae9b356ef38cc037046170187ddd41", "dns": [], "http_ex": [], "domains": [], "dead_hosts": [], "sorted_pcap_sha256": "242f59bd6741017dc46e56225c57abe375e791fb3edb4a7a596710d21a11d72e", "irc": [], "https_ex": [] }
The instructions below shows how to remove Windows Updater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Windows Updater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Windows Updater.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
Property | Value |
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MD5 | c1ad378adbc23ee01b75e1df69ab351b |
SHA256 | f9130e4f866074e23786af39c4e88d375dda92845c04f359529e797fe022e4a5 |
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to windows updater.exe:
windows updater.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
windows updater.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.
Windows Updater 4.98.0 has stopped working.
End Program - windows updater.exe. This program is not responding.
windows updater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
windows updater.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:
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 | |||
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Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
Remove | 100 % | 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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