What is updater.exe?

updater.exe is digitally signed by Roll Around.

updater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\2a617352-d396-46a3-a71b-5d89535356cf\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product version1.0.5617.1262
File version1.0.5617.1262

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

Product version1.0.5617.1262
File version1.0.5617.1262

Digital signatures [?]

updater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameRoll Around
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number02a1223e320b2ec6c2c8789b5cb4bb4b

VirusTotal report

29 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the updater.exe file. That's a 51% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Adware.BrowseFox.DB
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
ALYac Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.294
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
AVG BrowseFox.9EB
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
AVware Yontoo (fs)
BitDefender Adware.BrowseFox.DB
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.5EDF
ClamAV Win.Adware.Jatif
Cyren W32/S-346105b8!Eldorado
DrWeb Trojan.Yontoo.1738
Emsisoft Adware.BrowseFox.DB (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted
F-Prot W32/S-346105b8!Eldorado
F-Secure Adware.BrowseFox.DB
GData Adware.BrowseFox.DB
Jiangmin Adware/Agent.avlg
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004b5ce11 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004b5ce11 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.RollAround.SID.A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.BrowseFox.DB
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.drblfj
nProtect Adware.BrowseFox.DB
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Sophos Browse Fox
Tencent Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.1
VIPRE Yontoo (fs)
Zillya Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.71155
29 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the updater.exe file.

updater.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove updater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the updater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that 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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate updater.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the 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 updater.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\2a617352-d396-46a3-a71b-5d89535356cf\updater.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the updater.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If updater.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If updater.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If 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 updater.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
MD5ff3b90c9a2056cb0c49473f2cc2e3832
SHA256426bb239a9bf07eb87d49980c1e7439fd8e166a89521f4d2e4adf10cb4e4f036

Error Messages

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

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

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.

updater.exe has stopped working.

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

updater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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