Should I remove HandBrake Updater?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

74% remove it26% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

What do people think about it?

(click star to rate)

How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0	100.00%

HandBrake Updater

from Emulatorhost.com

Remove HandBrake Updater by Emulatorhost.com

What is HandBrake Updater?

From the EULA: "Emulatorhost.com is distributing a custom installer which is different from the originally available distribution. The new installer complies with the original software manufacturers policies and terms & conditions. Optimum Installer is an install manager, which manages the installation of your chosen software. In addition to managing your download and installation, Optimum Installer will offer free popular software that you may be interested in. You are not required to install any additional software to complete your installation of your selected software. You can always completely remove the programs at any time in Windows Add/Remove ProgramsYour download is an open source software licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL); available below."

About (from Emulatorhost.com)

This Handbrake download comes with Optimum Installer and recommends other optional downloads during the install process. Clicking a download link on this site launches Optimum Installer ™ which will manage your download: learn more.Handbrake is available directly from the developers's website. All recommended software ... Read more

Overview

Starts automatically
Delivers various 'optional' bundled software during install
The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

HandBrake Updater has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program details

Displayed publisher: download-handbrake.com

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\HandBrake Updater

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\HandBrake Updater\uninstall.exe"

Estimated size: 779.33 KB

Files installed by HandBrake Updater

Program executable:	handbrakeupdater.exe
Name:	ApplicationUpdater
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\local\handbrake updater\handbrakeupdater.exe
MD5:	41a8d309f18ba4ea4dade1ef47c03f80

Additional files:

Uninstall.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)

handbrakeupdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'HandBrake Updater' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\HandBrake Updater\handbrakeupdater.exe.

How do I remove HandBrake Updater?

You can uninstall HandBrake Updater 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 HandBrake Updater, 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 HandBrake Updater.
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.