What is intuitupdateservice.exe?

intuitupdateservice.exe is part of Intuit Update Service and developed by Intuit Inc. according to the intuitupdateservice.exe version information.

intuitupdateservice.exe's description is "Intuit Update Service"

intuitupdateservice.exe is digitally signed by Intuit, Inc..

intuitupdateservice.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\common files\intuit\update service v4\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on intuitupdateservice.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameIntuit Update Service
Company nameIntuit Inc.
File descriptionIntuit Update Service
Internal nameIntuitUpdateService.exe
Original filenameIntuitUpdateService.exe
CommentsHelps Intuit applications automatically update themselves.
Legal copyright© 2014 Intuit Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version4.0.11.0
File version4.0.11.0

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

Product nameIntuit Update Service
Company nameIntuit Inc.
File descriptionIntuit Update Service
Internal nameIntuitUpdateService.exe
Original filenameIntuitUpdateService.exe
CommentsHelps Intuit applications automatica..
Legal copyright© 2014 Intuit Inc. All rights reser..
Product version4.0.11.0
File version4.0.11.0

Digital signatures [?]

intuitupdateservice.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIntuit, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number46889ed69c56066c50fc83f58d64bba6

VirusTotal report

1 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the intuitupdateservice.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.C226
1 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the intuitupdateservice.exe file.

Folder name variants

intuitupdateservice.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files (x86)\common files\intuit\update service v4\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named intuitupdateservice.exe

intuitupdateservice.exe (7 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d46e04d83a3e174a98dc90fe23ab08de
SHA2560285b4a311645d292a26b276511877b46a42526bdbfbc12e3bd876a74f074720

Error Messages

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

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

intuitupdateservice.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.

Intuit Update Service has stopped working.

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

intuitupdateservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

Votes
Keep100 %
2
Remove0 %
0

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Comments

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.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Javelin writes

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Part of Intuit's TurboTax program. Have used TurboTax for 20 years with no problem, except having to pay taxes!

# 18 May 2015, 10:33

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Javelin: Thanks for sharing!

# 4 Jul 2015, 6:45

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