Process name: Windows Service Pack Setup or update MFC Application or Smart Update or WinGate Engine or IncUpdate Update.EXE or Automatically updates all soft or ftptest MFC Application or Windows Essencials Media Codecs Update Service or Libronix Update or 5300C Windows XP Driver Updater
Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System or update.exe or HandyBits File Shredder or HandyBits EasyCrypto Deluxe or update Application or Proccess ID or WinZip or Registry Mechanic or PC or Spyware Doctor or Eudemons Online or WinGate or Yazzle by OIN or Weather Pulse 2.05 build or ATI MCE Transcode or Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System or DVD Solution or MediaTickets by OIN or Win AVI HelixSDK or Ultra focus or 888Bar or update/Update.exe or Mozilla Firefox or Outerinfo or WINS Config Tools or PC Tools Firewall Plus or HandyBits Voice Mail or Online Update or AMVapp or ftptest Application or Windows Essentials Media or Libronix Digital Library System or Driver Updater Application
Company: Teknum Systems AS (www.handybits.com) or Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com) or WinZip or PC Tools Research Pty Ltd or The Edge Tech or Qbik Software NZ Ltd or Sunisoft or w00t or netzeek or TeoSoft.com or MediaCodec.Org or Libronix Corporation or Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com)
File: update.exe

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Users Opinions

1236 users ask for this file. 1 user didn't rate it ("don't know"). 1 user rated it as not dangerous. 1 user rated it as not so dangerous. 1 user rated it as neutral. 1 user rated it as little bit dangerous. 2 users rated it as dangerous.

All comments about update.exe: ut2004demofreak its a part of windows automatic update its not dangerous but is sometimes annoying ( it takes alot of processor and memory capacity eg. when playing games,...) to turn off windows auto-update go to configuration panel and click on automatic updates there you can put it off. you can always update your windows manually by visiting the windows update site (see link)  See also: Link Update für ServicePack Kann Virus enthalten FileHunter for Win 95 & 98- ver 1.03 powerful search file utility. Highly customizable. View machine language files (.EXE or .DLL) Evaluation is 100% functional FileHunter for Win 95 & 98- ver 1.03 powerful search file utility. Highly customizable. View machine language files (.EXE or .DLL) Evaluation is 100% functional Takuhii It's bloody annoying, but it does seem to be associated witht eh Service Pack updates that Microsoft release Travis Crincoli I rated it neutral, because its annoying. Set the time of your automatic updates to a time when your NOT awake. Right now it was just eating the crap out of my memory while i was playing No One Lives Forever. Its not malicious, but yes a virus can be named anything. if your afraid it maybe a virus, run AVG Free scan on it. To find it, just run the search program.  See also: Link ck Opens internet explorer for no reason. Hogs memory, don't even know what else it's doing. It's completely killed the performance of my PC over the last few days, and when I hibernate (which is usually what I do), it turns itself back on. stephen nielsen Update.exe = trojan it connects to internet and can compromise your systems if it is able to  See also: Link If you know more about update.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

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