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Should I remove Update for Image Editor?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,592
United States Rank #6,940
Reach 0.0547%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 25.25 days
744.96 days >
Average installed length: 391.42 days

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Update for Image Editor

What is Update for Image Editor?

Update for Image Editor uses the InstallCore Click run software which is an installer that bundles legitimate applications that may also offer additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. Such third party applications are typically installed onto users’ computers by default, but also include an option to ‘opt-out’ during or after the installation process. Typical bundled installs include DealPly as well as other potentially unwanted programs.

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During the installation process, the software may collect certain non-personally identifiable information about you, such as country, language, version ID, setup ID, affiliate IDs, and installation date. Other than this information the software will not collect nor maintain any other personally or non-personally identi...  Read more

Overview

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 updatetask.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 15 files and is usually about 810.26 MB (849,623,370 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Connects to a server over the Internet
  • Bundles additional prorgams in setup
  • The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Update for Image Editor.
updatetask.exe (ec63f649f7090f885ebd4770ffb92fcb) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0187 Adware.Downware.1195
ESET-NOD32 7.8531 Win32/DownWare.E
Fortinet FortiGate 7/6/2013 W32/DownWare.E!tr
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Sophos 4.90 Troj/Mdrop-FAN
Trend Micro 10.465.06 ADW_DOWNWRE
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.187 ADW_DOWNWRE
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.22.2 SScope.Trojan.Kriptik.8607
Update for Image Editor has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dsite\updateproc
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\DSite\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe /Uninstall
Estimated size: 810.26 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Update for Image Editor

Program executable:updatetask.exe (Malware detected)
Signed by:Hoolapp
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dsite\updateproc\updatetask.exe
MD5:ec63f649f7090f885ebd4770ffb92fcb
Additional files:
  • dc32.exe (by ÄÈÑÊî) - ÄÈÑÊî Êîìàíäèð 5.1
  • dcagent.exe
  • DCAGENTW.EXE
  • dcenu32.dll (by ÄÈÑÊî) - Àíãëèéñêèå ðåñóðñû äëÿ ÄÈÑÊî Êîìàíäèðà 5.1
  • DCICQAPI.DLL
  • dcqcli.dll
  • dcqenu.dll
  • dcqrus.dll
  • dcrus32.dll - Ðóññêèå ðåñóðñû äëÿ ÄÈÑÊî Êîìàíäèðà 5.1
  • dcunzip.exe
  • dcvhtml.dll
  • dczip.exe
  • DI_SET32.DLL
  • djpg32.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Go_Palikan' (runs daily at 5:43 PM).
Network connections
  • UpdateTask.exe connects to ec2-54-225-201-206.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.225.201.206 port 80).
  • UpdateTask.exe connects to ec2-54-214-29-188.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com (54.214.29.188 port 80).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

UpdateTask.exe
Memory:4.57 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0197655569%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01041698%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00934857%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:1,383,232
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:15.04 KB
435.61 KB average

How do I remove Update for Image Editor?

You can uninstall Update for Image Editor 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 Update for Image Editor, 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 Update for Image Editor.
  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) 61%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#7,592

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.45%
Windows 10 13.90%
Windows XP 13.35%
Windows Vista 6.21%
Windows Server 2003 0.09%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.15%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.43%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.03%
Windows 7 Professional 10.73%
Windows 8 4.66%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.82%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.12% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.12%
  Brazil 8.84%
  Germany 8.53%
  Italy 5.46%
  India 4.84%
  United Kingdom 4.23%
  Japan 2.92%
  Spain 2.46%
  Poland 2.23%
  France 1.61%
  Russia 1.54%
  Mexico 1.38%
  Canada 1.23%
  UA 1.23%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.55%
Dell 24.13%
Acer 17.82%
ASUS 5.52%
Samsung 5.36%
GIGABYTE 4.73%
Toshiba 4.57%
Lenovo 3.15%
Intel 1.89%
American Megatrends 1.74%
Sahara 1.42%
NEC 1.10%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.61%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.61%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.26%
Positivo Positivo MO... 2.84%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.48%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 2.13%

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