Should I remove Software Version Updater?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #543
United States Rank #716
Reach 1.2366%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.69 days
521.84 days >
Average installed length: 274.19 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 112.47.14.333 |
0.04% |
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| 11.21.21.11 |
0.01% |
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| 1.1.4.2 |
9.54% |
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| 1.1.4.1 |
0.22% |
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| 1.1.4.0 |
0.06% |
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| 1.1.3.9 |
2.72% |
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| 1.1.3.8 |
53.96% |
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| 1.1.3.7 |
15.15% |
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| 1.1.3.6 |
15.80% |
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| 1.1.3.5 |
0.40% |
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| 1.1.3.4 |
0.06% |
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| 1.1.3.1 |
0.00% |
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| 1.1.2.7 |
0.05% |
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| 1.1.2.6 |
0.01% |
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| 1.1.2.5 |
0.01% |
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| 1.1.1.7 |
0.03% |
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| 1.0.0.1 |
0.25% |
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Other programs by Amonetize ltd
Software Version Updater
from Amonetize ltd.
What is Software Version Updater?
The program is distributed by Amonetize ltd., a program bundling/installation monitization platform. "We provide our own installer software component. Our installer easily integrates with any Windows software product. The installer component offers users which are installing one of our software partners’ products, the opportunity to install some of our advertisers’ software in addition to that installation. The exact additional software offering our installer offers is determined by our sophisticated ad server back-office technology, taking into consideration the users’ profile, the advertisers’ targeting parameters and the software publishers’ restrictions."
Software Version Updater is the updater program which runs with Windows in the background as a scheduled task. It checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the bundled software the platform has included.
About (from Amonetize ltd)
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Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- 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 Software Version Updater.
| updater.exe (a1ab5a4f345136dbb9c51e0622416a7c) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8944 |
a variant of Win32/Amonetize.I |
| Malwarebytes |
v2013.10.28.11 |
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
22592 |
Amonetize (fs) |
Software Version Updater 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
URL: www.amonetize.com
Help link: www.amonetize.com/how-it-works
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SwvUpdater
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SwvUpdater\Updater.exe /uninstall
Estimated size: 728.11 KB
Files installed by Software Version Updater
| Program executable: | updater.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Launcher |
| Software version updater |
| Path: | C:\profiles\peter\appdata\local\swvupdater\updater.exe |
| MD5: | a1ab5a4f345136dbb9c51e0622416a7c |
| Software version updater (updater.exe) is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if... |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Updater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'AmiUpdXp'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- Updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AmiUpdXp.
- a5687.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AmiUpdXp.
Startup File (User Run)
- Updater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SwvUpdtr' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SwvUpdater\Updater.exe /reg.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Updater.exe |
| Total CPU: | 0.6400000000% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.54178218% | |
| User CPU: | 0.09821782% | |
How do I remove Software Version Updater?
You can uninstall Software Version Updater 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 Software Version Updater, 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 Software Version Updater.
- 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) 56%
Win 10 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.48% |
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| Windows 10 |
22.90% |
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| Windows XP |
7.53% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.07% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.02% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.79% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.56% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.47% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.75% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.30% |
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Geography
43.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
43.28% |
| United Kingdom |
3.66% |
| Canada |
3.62% |
| Italy |
3.32% |
| Germany |
3.13% |
| Brazil |
2.51% |
| France |
2.27% |
| India |
2.26% |
| MA |
1.82% |
| Australia |
1.45% |
| Spain |
1.34% |
| Netherlands |
1.23% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.23% |
| Indonesia |
1.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.15% |
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| Dell |
20.39% |
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| Acer |
18.06% |
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| ASUS |
8.49% |
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| Toshiba |
8.26% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.91% |
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| Samsung |
4.39% |
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| Lenovo |
3.29% |
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| Intel |
1.26% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.09% |
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| Sahara |
0.70% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
8.16% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.58% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.74% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.34% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.96% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.88% |
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