Should I remove Extended Update Removal Tool 1?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

62% remove it38% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
build_1.0.0.153_rev_3384_date_10:48:22 08-04-14	100.00%

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Extended Update Removal Tool 1

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What is Extended Update Removal Tool 1? (from Security Stronghold)

Extended Update copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is updatetask.exe. Then it creates new startup key with name Extended Update and value updatetask.exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name updatetask.exe or Extended Update.

Overview

Extended Update Removal Tool 1 is a software program developed by Security Stronghold. The primary executable is named extendedupdateremovaltool(1).exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 102.41 MB (107,383,616 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 10. Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Malware detected in the program
The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Extended Update Removal Tool 1.

Report.exe (f97543217c7c26bb3f74730c095f7217) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	VCS/Environment.DigitalFN
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.14.03.04.01	Gen:Variant.Barys.3497
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7202	Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.O

Program details

URL: www.SecurityStronghold.com

Help link: www.SecurityStronghold.com/support

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Extended Update Removal Tool (1)\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Extended Update Removal Tool (1)\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 102.41 MB

Files installed by Extended Update Removal Tool 1

Program executable:	extendedupdateremovaltool(1).exe
Path:	C:\Program Files\extended update removal tool (1)\extendedupdateremovaltool(1).exe
MD5:	c2bc2d26aef1547f0f4bd0b4e5df0f80

Additional files:

(Malware detected) Report.exe
unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

How do I remove Extended Update Removal Tool 1?

You can uninstall Extended Update Removal Tool 1 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 Extended Update Removal Tool (1), 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 Extended Update Removal Tool 1.
If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.