Should I remove yupdater?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #47,743
United States Rank #39,336
Reach 0.0016%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.34 days
423.07 days >
Average installed length: 222.29 days
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yupdater
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 setup package is about 504.72 KB (516,832 bytes) when donwloaded. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 60% of users of yupdater come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- 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 yupdater.
| UpdateTask.exe (0ade82e9c3573c4804a86dc7e3a85a21) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
537 |
Trojan.Generic.14751842 |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.07.03 |
PUP/Win32.Dealply |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Trojan.Generic.14751842 |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.DealPly |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Trojan.Generic.DE11862 |
| AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
DealApp |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/DealPly.A.12530 |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15816 |
PUA.Win32.Yupdater.81 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1140 |
Trojan.Generic.14751842 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.08.16.05 |
Trojan.Generic.14751842 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11878 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.AT potentially unwanted |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-16-08_1 |
Trojan.Generic.14751842 |
| G Data |
15.8.25 |
Trojan.Generic.14751842 |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.205.16440 |
Adware |
| K7GW |
13.205.16439 |
Adware ( 004c52ac1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.1571 |
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.DealPly |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.684 |
Trojan.Generic.14751842 |
| nProtect |
15.07.02.01 |
Trojan.Generic.14751842 |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM05.1.Malware.Gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
9688 |
Adware.DealPly/Variant |
View all 20 all detections
yupdater has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\yupdater\UpdateProc
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\yupdater\UPDATE~1\UPDATE~1.EXE /Uninstall
Estimated size: 504.72 KB
Files installed by yupdater
| Program executable: | UpdateTask.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\yupdater\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe |
| MD5: | 0ade82e9c3573c4804a86dc7e3a85a21 |
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(Malware detected) UpdateTask.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'yupdater' (runs daily at 11:17 PM).
How do I remove yupdater?
You can uninstall yupdater 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 yupdater, 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 yupdater.
- 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 10 56%
Win XP 3%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #47,743
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
56.25% |
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| Windows 7 |
40.63% |
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| Windows XP |
3.13% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
35.48% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.35% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.68% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.45% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.45% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.45% |
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Geography
59.52% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
59.52% |
| France |
14.29% |
| United Kingdom |
7.14% |
| Germany |
4.76% |
| Austria |
2.38% |
| Canada |
2.38% |
| Italy |
2.38% |
| Netherlands |
2.38% |
| Philippines |
2.38% |
| Sweden |
2.38% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.59% |
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| Lenovo |
24.14% |
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| Acer |
13.79% |
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| Dell |
10.34% |
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| ASUS |
10.34% |
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| Medion |
10.34% |
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| MSI |
3.45% |
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Common models |
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
6.90% |
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| LENOVO 20351 |
6.90% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.45% |
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| HP G72 Notebook PC |
3.45% |
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| HP Compaq dx2400 Microtow... |
3.45% |
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| MSI MS-7917 |
3.45% |
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