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Should I remove Verbatim Product Update?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #13,259
United States Rank #27,702
Reach 0.0231%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 29.52 days
490.02 days >
Average installed length: 257.47 days

Typically installed together

Verbatim Product Update 1.06

Overview

Verbatim Product Update 1.06 is a program developed by Verbatim. 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 productupdate.exe. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 2.22 MB (2,323,745 bytes). ProductUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 22% of users of Verbatim Product Update come from Germany, it is also popular in Italy and the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.verbatim.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Verbatim\Product Update\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Verbatim\Product Update\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.22 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Verbatim Product Update 1.06

Program executable:productupdate.exe
Name:Product Update
Oakwood
Path:C:\Program Files\verbatim\product update\productupdate.exe
MD5:6cf74bd1f9381e30884cf44ea3458156
Additional files:
  • Verbatim Product Update Setup.exe - Verbatim Product Update (Verbatim Product Update Setup)
  • Setup.exe - Verbatim GREEN BUTTON (Verbatim GREEN BUTTON Setup)
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • SetupHelp.exe (by Freecom) - Freecom SetupHelp (SetupHelp)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • ProductUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Verbatim Product Update' (runs weekly on Tuesdays at 3:50 AM).

How do I remove Verbatim Product Update?

You can uninstall Verbatim Product Update 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 Verbatim Product Update 1.06, 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 Verbatim Product Update.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#13,259

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.88%
Windows 10 41.01%
Windows XP 4.61%
Windows Vista 3.51%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.96%
Windows 10 Home 12.78%
Windows 7 Professional 10.35%
Windows 8.1 9.03%
Windows 10 Pro 8.59%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.49%

Distribution by countryGeography

21.71% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 21.71%
  Italy 16.23%
  United States 11.84%
  France 8.55%
  Netherlands 6.36%
  United Kingdom 5.04%
  Czech Republic 4.61%
  Poland 2.63%
  Canada 2.19%
  DZ 1.54%
  Austria 1.54%
  Finland 1.32%
  Australia 1.32%
  DK 1.32%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.05%
Acer 19.83%
ASUS 15.19%
Dell 14.77%
GIGABYTE 6.33%
Medion 5.49%
Toshiba 5.49%
Lenovo 4.64%
Samsung 1.69%
Intel 1.27%
Sony 1.27%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.84%
ASUS All Series 5.19%
MEDIONPC MS-7616 2.60%
Acer Aspire 5830TG 1.95%
Acer Aspire V3-771 1.95%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 1.95%

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