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Should I remove Update for Mipony Download Manager?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
72% remove it28% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,727
United States Rank #11,541
Reach 0.0326%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.94 days
558.64 days >
Average installed length: 293.52 days

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Update for Mipony Download Manager

What is Update for Mipony Download Manager?

Update for Mipony Download Manager is the update mechanism for the Install Core software which is an installer which bundles legitimate applications with offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. Such third party applications are typically installed onto users’ computers by default, but may include an option to ‘opt-out’ during or after the installation process.

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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 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 and is usually about 1.03 GB (1,100,954,762 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Connects to the Internet
  • Known to include offers within the setup
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Update for Mipony Download Manager.
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 Mipony Download Manager 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: 1.03 GB

Program filesFiles installed by Update for Mipony Download Manager

Program executable:updatetask.exe (Malware detected)
Signed by:Hoolapp
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dsite\updateproc\updatetask.exe
MD5:ec63f649f7090f885ebd4770ffb92fcb

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:2.86 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0071624939%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00573918%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00142332%
0.015104% average

How do I remove Update for Mipony Download Manager?

You can uninstall Update for Mipony Download Manager 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 Mipony Download Manager, 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 Mipony Download Manager.
  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) 60%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 72%
Keep it 28%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#10,727

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.86%
Windows XP 12.89%
Windows 10 12.11%
Windows Vista 7.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.58%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.30%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.54%
Windows 7 Professional 9.25%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.17%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.86%

Distribution by countryGeography

38.60% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 38.60%
  India 13.46%
  Poland 6.32%
  Japan 5.36%
  Brazil 4.95%
  Germany 3.98%
  Russia 3.85%
  Italy 3.85%
  Turkey 3.02%
  Netherlands 2.34%
  United Kingdom 2.20%
  Iran 1.92%
  France 1.65%
  Spain 1.37%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.70%
Dell 21.66%
Acer 19.40%
ASUS 8.56%
Toshiba 5.54%
Lenovo 4.53%
Intel 4.03%
GIGABYTE 3.78%
Samsung 3.78%
NEC 1.01%
Sahara 1.01%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 8.06%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.38%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.76%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.69%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.15%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.15%

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