Should I remove ALUpdate?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #25,443
United States Rank #43,204
Reach 0.0067%
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ALUpdate
What is ALUpdate?
ALUpdate is the software update program that runs with Windows in the background and checks for updates, and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. The program can be configured by the user for maintaining a schedule for when to check the remote server for periodic software updates. If it finds an item to download, it will download and install the new update.
Overview
A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named alupdate.exe. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 2.51 MB (2,628,273 bytes). The installed file ALUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
Program details
URL: www.estsoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ESTsoft\ALUpdate\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\ESTsoft\ALUpdate\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.51 MB
Files installed by ALUpdate
| Program executable: | alupdate.exe |
| Name: | ALTools Updater |
| ALTools Automatic Updater Program |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\estsoft\alupdate\alupdate.exe |
| MD5: | 769c28935dac48b8187531d53a7a7783 |
Additional files:
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ja-JP.dll - ALTools Update Language (Japanese)
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en-us.dll - ALTools Update Language (English)
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AZMain.dll - ALZip Extract Component (ALZip Dynamic Link Library)
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ALUpExt.exe - ALUpdate helper (ALUpdate helper program)
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Uninstaller)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- ALUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{13D97960-6687-45B9-AF7A-E68AA886C45D}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove ALUpdate?
You can uninstall ALUpdate from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program ALUpdate, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ALUpdate.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 42%
Win Vista 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #25,443
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
49.62% |
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| Windows XP |
20.30% |
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| Windows Vista |
18.80% |
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| Windows 10 |
11.28% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.56% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
20.30% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.78% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.03% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
12.03% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.26% |
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Geography
18.84% of installs come from France
Which countries install it?
| France |
18.84% |
| United States |
14.49% |
| Germany |
11.59% |
| Italy |
6.52% |
| Spain |
4.35% |
| Austria |
3.62% |
| DZ |
3.62% |
| Canada |
2.90% |
| TN |
2.90% |
| Argentina |
2.17% |
| Czech Republic |
2.17% |
| Japan |
2.17% |
| Australia |
1.45% |
| Brazil |
1.45% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.25% |
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| Acer |
19.18% |
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| Dell |
16.44% |
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| ASUS |
10.96% |
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| Medion |
5.48% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.11% |
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| Sahara |
2.74% |
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| Samsung |
2.74% |
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| Toshiba |
2.74% |
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| Compaq |
1.37% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
3.77% |
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| Acer Aspire M3100 |
2.83% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
1.89% |
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| ASUSTeK N73SV |
1.89% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7728 |
1.89% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
1.89% |
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About (from ESTsoft Corp.)
With the vision 'Company that enhances the life quality', ESTsoft pours every bit of effort to enhance the life quality through software innovation.
Publisher URL: www.estsoftinc.com