Should I remove AffiliatedUpdate?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
77% remove it23% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0011%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 448.69 days
912.28 days >
Average installed length: 479.33 days
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AffiliatedUpdate
from DealPly Technologies Ltd
What is AffiliatedUpdate?
AffiliatedUpdate is an web browser advertisement extension that delivers ads to the user's web browser. Ads are in the form of traditional banners as well as context-hyper links. Ads delivered are injected on any web page the software decides to include it on and not just those affiliated with the software or its affiliates. The ads are not affiliated nor endorsed by the underlying websites on which they appear. The program periodically connects with its remote servers to download new ad feeds and will report back the domains and URLs the user visits as well as the links and advertisements the user clicks on while browsing the web. This adware is mostly bundled with 3rd party download managers that include a number of additional offers, all potentially unwanted programs.
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 primary executable is named updatetask.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 1 files.
- Malware detected in the program
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in AffiliatedUpdate.
| UpdateTask.exe (a4c43c27be9c14280abf3edb5a582be7) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| avast! |
2014.9-140304 |
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk] |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.1434 |
Adware.Win32.DealPly.O |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9428 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.O |
| McAfee |
5600.7202 |
Artemis!A4C43C27BE9C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7202 |
Artemis!A4C43C27BE9C |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/Malware.QVM05.Gen |
Program details
Displayed publisher: AffiliatedUpdate
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\AffiliatedUpdate\updateproc
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\AFFILI~1\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe /Uninstall
Files installed by AffiliatedUpdate
| Program executable: | updatetask.exe |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\AffiliatedUpdate\updateproc\updatetask.exe |
| MD5: | ad67cd88758422e82d3c556bd888eb1c |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'At1' (runs daily at 02:26).
How do I remove AffiliatedUpdate?
You can uninstall AffiliatedUpdate 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 AffiliatedUpdate, 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 AffiliatedUpdate.
- 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) 73%
Win Vista (SP2) 9%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 77%
Keep it 23%
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AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
479.33
Days
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
72.73% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.18% |
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| Windows Vista |
9.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.45% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.64% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.09% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.09% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.55% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.55% |
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Geography
57.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
57.14% |
| India |
11.43% |
| United Kingdom |
11.43% |
| France |
8.57% |
| Switzerland |
2.86% |
| Israel |
2.86% |
| Iran |
2.86% |
| Germany |
2.86% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.22% |
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| Toshiba |
16.67% |
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| Acer |
16.67% |
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| Intel |
11.11% |
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| Sony |
11.11% |
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| Packard Bell |
5.56% |
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| Lenovo |
5.56% |
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| Dell |
5.56% |
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| ASUS |
5.56% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite Pro C66... |
5.88% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite P850 |
5.88% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C670-11... |
5.88% |
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| Sony VPCEB24EN |
5.88% |
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| Sony SVE14A27CXH |
5.88% |
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| Packard Bell EasyNote TV4... |
5.88% |
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