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Should I remove Software Updater?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
74% remove it26% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,677
United States Rank #3,904
Reach 0.0657%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 63.10 days
480.44 days >
Average installed length: 252.44 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.8.4 100.00%

Software Updater version 1.8.4

What is Software Updater?

This program will download and install additional adware or other unwanted software using the Air Installer, an ad-supported download manager.

About  (from Air Software)

updaterspro.com is distributing Software Updater. Air Installer is an install manager that will manage the installation of the selected software. In addition to managing the installation of your selected software, this install manager will make recommendations for additional free software that you may be interested in....  Read more

Overview

Software Updater version 1.8.4 is a program developed by Air Software. 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 main program executable is SoftwareUpdater.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 4.26 MB (4,469,150 bytes). SoftwareUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 84% of users of Software Updater come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and United Kingdom.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Software Updater.
SoftwareUpdater.exe (2214fcb2addcca4c6a85a3a814ec6fd0) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
avast! 2014.9-141121 Win32:Adware-BZI [PUP]
AVG 2015.0.3283 Generic
AVware 1.5.0.21 Adware.SoftwareUpdater
Baidu-International 4.0.3.141121 PUA.Win32.AirAdInstaller.bB
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0325 Adware.Downware.8746
ESET-NOD32 8.10755 a variant of Win32/AirAdInstaller.B
Malwarebytes v2014.11.21.01 PUP.Optional.SoftwareUpdater.A
Sophos 4.98 Generic PUA HF
Symantec 11/21/2014 rev. 6 Adware.SoftwareUpdater
Trend Micro 10.465.21 ADW_DOWNWARE
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.325 ADW_DOWNWARE
VIPRE Antivirus 34964 Adware.SoftwareUpdater
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Program detailsProgram details

URL: airinstaller.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Software Updater\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Software Updater\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.26 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Software Updater version 1.8.4

Program executable:SoftwareUpdater.exe (Malware detected)
Name:Software Updater
Path:C:\Program Files\Software Updater\SoftwareUpdater.exe
MD5:2214fcb2addcca4c6a85a3a814ec6fd0
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) SoftwareUpdater.exe - Software Updater
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • Uninstall.exe - Sofwtare Updater Uninstall (Uninstall)
  • setup.exe - Software Updater Setup

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FF2EF58-A4E3-4F61-9153-DC50B863C457}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run Once)
  • SoftwareUpdater.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #5' which loads as C:\Program Files\Software Updater\SoftwareUpdater.exe /RestartByRestartManageC:B67C7295-9801-4137-858C-EF4D057658F5 /RestartByRestartManageC:6D513D5E-763F-4521-8F27-1E898A25ADEF /RestartByRestartManag.

How do I remove Software Updater?

You can uninstall Software Updater from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Software Updater version 1.8.4, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Software Updater.
  4. 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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win 8.1 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 74%
Keep it 26%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,677

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 55.02%
Windows 10 37.02%
Windows Vista 5.33%
Windows XP 2.63%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 40.00%
Windows 8.1 21.32%
Windows 8 9.73%
Windows 7 Professional 5.99%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.45%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

84.34% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 84.34%
  Brazil 4.73%
  United Kingdom 4.07%
  Canada 3.08%
  France 1.37%
  Italy 0.66%
  Germany 0.49%
  Belgium 0.22%
  Korea 0.11%
  Australia 0.11%
  India 0.11%
  Philippines 0.11%
  South Africa 0.05%
  NG 0.05%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 39.19%
Dell 25.03%
Acer 14.48%
Toshiba 7.86%
ASUS 4.96%
Samsung 3.72%
Lenovo 2.48%
GIGABYTE 1.55%
Gateway 0.72%
Common models
HP 2000 Notebook PC 7.16%
Dell Inspiron 3521 4.12%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.12%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.90%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.90%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.60%

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