Should I remove Upd Inst?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.3.0.1963	0.41%
4.3.0.1959	0.41%
4.3.0.1904	0.41%
4.3.0.1809	0.41%
4.3.0.1788	0.41%
4.3.0.1643	0.41%
4.3.0.1636	0.41%
4.3.0.1581	0.41%
4.3.0.1550	0.41%
4.3.0.1474	0.41%
4.3.0.1462	0.41%
4.3.0.1416	0.41%
4.3.0.1283	0.41%
4.3.0.1194	0.41%
4.3.0.1185	0.41%
4.3.0.1099	0.41%
4.3.0.1077	0.41%
4.3.0.1055	0.41%
4.2.0.1909	0.41%
4.2.0.1851	0.41%
4.2.0.1825	0.41%
4.2.0.1785	0.41%
4.2.0.1699	0.41%
4.2.0.1651	0.41%
4.2.0.1634	0.41%
4.2.0.1618	0.41%
4.2.0.1591	0.41%
4.2.0.1411	0.41%
4.2.0.1213	0.41%
4.2.0.1210	0.41%
4.2.0.1105	0.41%
4.1.0.1983	0.41%
4.1.0.1953	0.41%
4.1.0.1759	0.41%
4.1.0.1677	0.41%
4.1.0.1628	0.41%
4.1.0.1466	0.41%
4.1.0.1397	0.41%
4.1.0.1378	0.41%
4.1.0.1320	0.41%
4.1.0.1273	0.41%
4.1.0.1251	0.41%
4.1.0.1204	0.41%
4.1.0.1141	0.41%
4.1.0.1125	0.41%
4.1.0.1087	0.41%
4.1.0.1043	0.41%
4.0.0.1943	0.41%
4.0.0.1938	0.41%
4.0.0.1800	0.41%
4.0.0.1796	0.41%
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Remove Upd Inst by PremiumSoft

Upd Inst is an adware program that integrates into the user's web browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) and will perform a number of functions mostly designed to generate advertising supported or affiliate revenue. In order to do so the program will display a number of different ad formats by injecting the ads directly in the user's browser based on either the activity of the user's past and present behavior or based on the context of the web page. Ads are displayed as banners, text-links, search related adverts or in many cases malvertising in order to get a user to download and install additional software, mostly bundled adware. This adware will also track and report back the user's surfing behavior including web pages and domains visited as well as the advertisements displayed and clicked.

The most used version is 4.3.0.1963, with over 49% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). The main program executable is Upd Inst.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 717.62 KB (734,838 bytes).

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\superbapp\upd inst

Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\superbapp\upd inst\upd inst.exe" /uninstall

Estimated size: 717.62 KB

Upd Inst.exe
Memory:	1024 KB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000125145%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00000264%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00000988%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	332	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	14 Bytes	435.61 KB average

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 Upd Inst, 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 Upd Inst.
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) 65% Win Vista 0%

HOW IT STARTS Scheduled task? Yes (Runs on Windows boot)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 85% Keep it 15%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	7.97%
India	5.18%
Taiwan	4.78%
Saudi Arabia	4.78%
Greece	3.98%
Netherlands	3.98%
Malaysia	3.59%
Hungary	2.79%
Turkey	2.79%
Mexico	2.39%
Sweden	2.39%
Belgium	2.39%
Canada	1.99%
Spain	1.99%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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