What is updater.exe?
Originally developed by Moodlogic, updater.exe is a legitimate file process that is associated with Moodlogic Application. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
updater.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after updater.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with updater.exe malware?
If your system is affected by updater.exe malware, you will notice one or the several below symptoms:
updater.exe occupies an unusually large CPU memory
- Erratic internet connection
- Your browser is bombarded with annoying popup ads
- Computer screen freezes
- PC's processing speed suffers
- You are redirected to unknown websites
To pinpoint the virus file location, take the following steps:
Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program files you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove updater.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove updater.exe and other malwares using Comodo Antivirus, or Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) – both of which are absolutely free to download! CCE is a set of computer security tools designed to help you identify and remove malwares and unsafe processes from an infected computer.
To remove malwares using CCE, take the following steps:
1. Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.
2. After installation, choose the type of scan you want to perform. CCE offers 3 scan options to get rid of malwares from a PC:
- Smart Scan: Does a scan on critical areas of your system.
- Full Scan: Does a complete scan of your system.
- Custom Scan: Does a scan only on selected items.
The process to initiate the above mentioned scans are self-explanatory and thus, easy-to-use.
Additionally, it's recommended that you approve of any updates that the CCE will prompt you about to ensure it does a better job of identifying all
the latest threats.
3. Click 'Next' to view the results.
Regardless of the type of scan you choose, the results will sometimes show false positive (flagging files that are actually safe), which has to be ignored. Only select the files you want to get rid of.
4. Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 8d1e59cf3e45e968 894e71690478767a de5d7470 |
c746001e0e2418ef 440758f749d197a8 |
Application. Win32.Adware .BrowseFox.C TZ |
No | 1.0.8690.1 1749 |
1.0.8690.1 1749 |
United States | N/A |
- 4 items per page
- 8 items per page
- 16 items per page
- 32 items per page
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | VpnHood | Executable | 947325a3e00d9026 23b66cdf61261862 65d3c023 |
5e04ad4618eb75dd ec532398d7444707 |
No | 4.4.497 | 4.4.497 | United States |
2 | Alexandre Coelho | Executable | 25dc3b1e4eb327e6 4ed801461f7b0b50 7eadc7e3 |
9adef7d5088455b6 4993726592f44216 |
No | 1.0.1.2 | 1.0.1.2 | United States |
3 | Mozilla Foundation | Executable | 08db8fabbd966f8a 53efb6c07f5a11f5 10125e4b |
19f80b6192463a94 e4c3964f3229bdbf |
Yes | 127.0a1 | 127.0a1 | United States |
4 | Caphyon LTD | Executable | 44c26690c58ae34e b2280da183d12dfc 3fdda0e5 |
73d8718e54989b6c d26000385174b6a6 |
No | 2.1 | 2, 1, 0, 0 | United States |