Should I remove GetnowUpdater?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #10,404
United States Rank #14,003
Reach 0.0397%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.99 days
383.28 days >
Average installed length: 201.38 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 9.35.3.1 |
0.54% |
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| 9.31.1.1 |
1.08% |
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| 9.27.1.1 |
1.08% |
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| 9.26.1.1 |
1.80% |
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| 9.25.1.1 |
1.26% |
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| 9.23.2.1 |
1.80% |
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| 9.22.1.1 |
1.44% |
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| 2.19.5.1 |
2.51% |
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| 2.19.4.1 |
0.36% |
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| 2.19.1.1 |
0.54% |
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| 2.9.19.1 |
2.33% |
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| 2.9.15.1 |
3.41% |
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| 2.9.2.1 |
4.31% |
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| 1.50.1.1 |
15.62% |
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| 1.41.5.1 |
14.36% |
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| 1.33.2.1 |
7.54% |
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| 1.32.3.1 |
0.90% |
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| 1.30.1.1 |
1.44% |
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| 1.29.5.1 |
0.18% |
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| 1.29.1.1 |
0.36% |
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| 1.28.1.1 |
0.72% |
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| 1.27.5.1 |
0.18% |
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| 1.26.4.1 |
0.18% |
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| 1.26.1.1 |
0.18% |
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| 1.23.2.1 |
0.18% |
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| 1.18.2.3 |
6.64% |
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| 1.17.4.1 |
3.23% |
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| 1.17.2.1 |
0.72% |
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| 1.16.5.1 |
0.54% |
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| 1.13.1.1 |
2.51% |
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| 1.11.2.1 |
4.13% |
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| 1.08.4.1 |
2.51% |
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| 1.05.4.1 |
6.10% |
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| 1.04.5.1 |
1.44% |
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| 1.03.1.1 |
4.13% |
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| 1.02.5.1 |
1.62% |
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| 1.0.2.0 |
0.18% |
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| 1.0.1.9 |
0.54% |
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| 1.0.1.8 |
0.18% |
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| 1.0.1.7 |
0.18% |
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| 1.0.1.6 |
0.18% |
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| 1.0.1.5 |
0.54% |
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| 1.0.1.3 |
0.36% |
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Rankings
- #10,399 Folder Size for Windows by Brio
- #10,400 HP Power Data by Hewlett-Packard
- #10,401 WPS Office for ASUS by Kingsoft
- #10,402 XYplorer 12.30 by Donald Lessau
- #10,403 BlockIt Ad remover by WebPick Internet Holdings
- #10,404 GetnowUpdater by AppScion
- #10,405 Stronghold 3 by Firefly Studios Ltd
- #10,406 ViStart by Lee-Soft.com
- #10,407 Composite 2011 (64-bit) by Autodesk
- #10,408 IZArc 4.1.2 by Ivan Zahariev
- #10,409 K-Lite Codec Pack 10.4.0 Full
GetnowUpdater
from AppScion
What is GetnowUpdater?
Developed and distributed by SIEN group/LiveSoftAction SRL this adware application is designed to download and install additional potentially unwanted software offersings including the Iminent toolbar and others.
About (from AppScion)
When it is installed, we provide the option to change the default search engine and home page to SearchTheWeb. Powered by metasearch technology, SearchTheWeb is a top-notch tool that compiles the best results from leading search engines: Google, Yahoo!, Bing and Ask. Furthermore, Iminent may add advertising to the page... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 1.50.1.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is getnowupdater.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 78 files and is usually about 63.26 MB (66,332,265 bytes). The software utilizes the Nokia Qt cross-platforms C++ framework.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in GetnowUpdater.
| getnowupdater.exe (56c046d831a3ba7d583ae74ae232acc2) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2015.0.3390 |
Generic |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.08.07.04 |
PUP.Optional.LiveSoftAction |
| Symantec |
8/7/2014 rev. 5 |
WS.Reputation |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.219 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0704 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
31658 |
LiveSoftAction (fs) |
GetnowUpdater has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Find out how to remove GetnowUpdater.
Program details
URL: www.appscion.com
Help link: www.iminent.com/aide
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\GetNowUpdater
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\GetNowUpdater\inst\Bootstrapper\GetNowUpdaterUninstall.exe" /uninstall
Warning, the included uninstaller may not work, it is highly recommended to use
Reason Core Security.
Estimated size: 63.26 MB
Files installed by GetnowUpdater
| Program executable: | getnowupdater.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Updater |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\getnowupdater\bin\getnowupdater.exe |
| MD5: | 56c046d831a3ba7d583ae74ae232acc2 |
Additional files:
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dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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Qt5Concurrent.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt5 (C++ application development framework.)
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Qt5Core.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
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Qt5Gui.dll
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Qt5Multimedia.dll
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Qt5MultimediaWidgets.dll
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msvcp100.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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msvcr100.dll
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Qt5Network.dll
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Qt5OpenGL.dll
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Qt5PrintSupport.dll
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Qt5Qml.dll
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Qt5Quick.dll
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Qt5Sensors.dll
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Qt5Sql.dll
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Qt5WebKit.dll
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Qt5WebKitWidgets.dll
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Qt5Widgets.dll
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CrashSender1402.exe - CrashRpt (Crash Report Delivery Module)
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adb.exe
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qaxwidget.dll
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qdeclarativeview.dll
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icudt51.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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icuin51.dll (by The ICU Project) - ICU I18N DLL
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icuuc51.dll - ICU Common DLL
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libEGL.dll
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libGLESv2.dll
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qgenericbearer.dll
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qminimal.dll
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qnativewifibearer.dll
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qtsensors_dummy.dll
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qtsensors_generic.dll
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qwebview.dll
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AdbWinApi.dll (by Google, inc) - Android SDK (Android ADB API)
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AdbWinUsbApi.dll (by Google, inc) - Android ADB API (WinUsb)
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icudt52.dll
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icuin52.dll
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icuuc52.dll
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qquickwidget.dll
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Qt5Positioning.dll
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Qt5V8.dll
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qtaudio_windows.dll
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qtposition_positionpoll.dll
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setup.exe (by LiveSoftAction) - Download Manager
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qoffscreen.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- GetNowUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GetNowUpdater' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\GetNowUpdater\bin\GetNowUpdater.exe" /silent_startup.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| adb.exe |
| Memory: | 1.73 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001166687% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004110% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00007557% | |
| Switches/sec: | 2 | |
How do I remove GetnowUpdater?
Quickly and completely remove GetnowUpdater from your computer by downloading "Should I Remove It?", its 100% FREE and installs in seconds (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall GetnowUpdater 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: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program GetnowUpdater, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: 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 GetnowUpdater.
- 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.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win XP 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.14% |
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| Windows 8 |
31.06% |
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| Windows XP |
5.75% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.70% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.48% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.40% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
14.23% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.59% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.60% |
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Geography
23.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
23.68% |
| India |
4.77% |
| France |
3.62% |
| Canada |
3.62% |
| United Kingdom |
3.45% |
| Italy |
3.29% |
| Germany |
2.80% |
| Russia |
2.63% |
| Belgium |
2.47% |
| Hungary |
2.30% |
| DZ |
2.30% |
| Czech Republic |
2.14% |
| UA |
2.14% |
| MA |
1.81% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.67% |
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| Acer |
20.35% |
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| Dell |
19.77% |
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| ASUS |
11.92% |
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| Toshiba |
9.01% |
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| Lenovo |
7.85% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.36% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.45% |
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| Intel |
1.16% |
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| Medion |
0.87% |
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| Sahara |
0.58% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.62% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.47% |
|
| ASUS All Series |
2.89% |
|
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.31% |
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| MSI MS-7788 |
2.31% |
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| LENOVO 20157 |
2.31% |
|