Should I remove AppCloudUpdater?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
89% remove it11% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,689
United States Rank #9,735
Reach 0.0448%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.60 days
696.24 days >
Average installed length: 365.82 days
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AppCloudUpdater
from SuperCool Applications
What is AppCloudUpdater?
An adware/PUP (potentially unwanted software program) that bundles additional software using the InstallCore engine. Additional offers include web browser add-ins such as DealPly. Distribution of the software uses deceptive advertising and bills itself as being a Flash Player required upgrade and delivered through sites such as flash-playing.com.
About (from SuperCool Applications)
During your use of the Software we may present you with third party advertisements. The Company has no control and takes no responsibility for the content of these advertisements and the sites or applications to which they may direct.
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
- Known to include offers within the setup
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in AppCloudUpdater.
| UpdateTask.exe (68d40028ae97c1e1b24dc7de977b28ef) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/21411 |
Win.Trojan.Wpbrutebot-2 |
| Comodo Security |
19262 |
Application.Win32.DealPly.~M |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10290 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.M |
AppCloudUpdater has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
Displayed publisher: AppCloudUpdater
URL: www.myappscloud.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\appcloudupdater\updateproc
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\AppCloudUpdater\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe /Uninstall
Files installed by AppCloudUpdater
| Program executable: | UpdateTask.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\appcloudupdater\updateproc\UpdateTask.exe |
| MD5: | 68d40028ae97c1e1b24dc7de977b28ef |
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(Malware detected) UpdateTask.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'At9' (runs daily at 10:55).
How do I remove AppCloudUpdater?
You can uninstall AppCloudUpdater 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 AppCloudUpdater, 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 AppCloudUpdater.
- 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 Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 89%
Keep it 11%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #8,689
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.10% |
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| Windows 10 |
30.80% |
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| Windows XP |
6.12% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.98% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.66% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
14.89% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.64% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.77% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.80% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.20% |
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Geography
38.35% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.35% |
| Brazil |
12.05% |
| United Kingdom |
8.43% |
| Canada |
4.52% |
| Italy |
4.52% |
| Netherlands |
3.82% |
| Germany |
3.71% |
| DK |
3.61% |
| France |
2.01% |
| India |
2.01% |
| Australia |
1.91% |
| Sweden |
1.81% |
| Turkey |
1.51% |
| Poland |
1.51% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.13% |
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| Acer |
21.03% |
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| Dell |
17.65% |
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| ASUS |
12.30% |
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| Toshiba |
7.84% |
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| Lenovo |
4.99% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.63% |
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| Samsung |
2.67% |
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| Intel |
1.43% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.07% |
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| Sony |
0.71% |
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| Alienware |
0.53% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
4.20% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.78% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.36% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.94% |
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| Acer Aspire E1-571 |
2.52% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.52% |
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