What is wupdater.exe? Is wupdater.exe spyware or a virus?

How to fix wupdater.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your wupdater process
2. Run SpeedUpMyPC to fix related speed issues
3. Run Spyware Doctor to remove persistent malware

Process name: Updater - spyware

Product: Browser Hijacker

Company: eUniverse.com Inc.

File: wupdater.exe

Security Rating: 5


wupdater.exe has nothing to do with Windows Update. It is spyware, which should be detected and removed by a program such as Ad-Aware or Spybot. See also wupdate pesthttp://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/wupdater.exe.html 
You should remove it.

If you can not remove wupdater.exe (because you can not locate it, or it is in use), download Security Task Manager. This program can kill the process, delete or quarantine this file, or just list all security related information about this file and all other running background processes.


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Users Opinions

Average user rating of wupdater.exe: 1.5 based on 32 votes. Read also the 33 reviews.

15 users ask for this file. 1 user rated it as not dangerous. 4 users rated it as neutral. 7 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 20 users rated it as dangerous. 5 users didn't rate it ("don't know").


All comments about wupdater.exe:
rate3 maybe used with AVG anit-virus or N-CASE spyware  See also: Link   Franky
rate3 linked to http://10.10.11.1938260/TestWebApp/TestAdWare2.aspx   John North
rate5 NOT associated with AVG! It's eUniverse. I have no idea where the other person got that idea, I use AVG with no problem./  See also: Link   Danny Dale
rate0 ncase  
rate4 Blunded undisclosed install. Browser Hijacker. Auto update. Track browser use. May cause system instability. aka eUniverse  See also: Link   Parsifal
rate5 Looks like a gigh risk piece of spyware accourding to GIANT AntiSpyware:  See also: Link   Jim Bones
rate5 Associated with Aol, get it from their IM, E-Mail, and their sub-program "Wal-Mart Connect". TRUST ME.   Nicky M
rate5 Doesn't allow me to run setup.exe files and updates.   Asdrúbal Sanabria Solano
rate5 Very dangerous. Invades your privacy. Comes with IncrediFind Search BHO Utility. I have been having trouble removing this, although I HAVE identified what it is. Any help would be appreciated.   InsecureStix
rate4 is an attractant for more dangerouse spyware - Get rid of it NOW!   Bob
rate4 I got with theme download, undisclosed bundle, wanted to install some freeware stuff, i declined, it then wanted to connect, which firewall prompted me, to which i also declined, install failed at that point, just cleaned right now with Spybot S&D, also had association with Freeze, i wanted the KC Chiefs theme, which found out was bad!  See also: Link   Matthew
rate5 Hijacked my browser along with 3 other spyware programmes.   Nick
rate5 This is spyware.   Seann
rate5 it stops me from downloading some software   joe
rate4 The exe hangs my iexpolrer every time. As soon a you kill it in the Task Manager every thing working fine again.   Mojo
rate5 My own software does not start if wudater is running.   DigiMode
rate0 It stinks, it invaded two of my computers, I got it from AOL and it slowed down both computers.   Cynthia
rate0 found it in windows/prefetch by using windows search look in hidden areas and by text in file instead of file name. drag the containing file into the C:\ path and delete with command prompt also delete all .pf files and text files cotaining the name of the file then restart and see if u got it all. check w task manager.  
rate5 slows the setup process. seems related to spyware   Abigaba Herbert
rate4 Browser hijacker, it updates automatically without knowledge or consent of user.   Eliza
rate5 my application softwares can't open because of this especially pagemaker   Marcelino Tan
rate4 used damn much of my resources  See also: Link   zentaurus
rate5 It kept my add/remove programs from working   Barb
rate4 malware virus, pwn it with ad-aware or something  See also: Link   JayRd7
rate5 Messed my PC up it made simple things like run not work and when u open internet explorer it loads more processes, If you have got this file i recommend you to Spyware Scan,Anti-Virus Scan,Trojan Scan cause my PC was clean soon as i got this it messed up. Recommend Spyware Doctor or Adware SE   Nathan Kent
rate1 Microsoft's Use interface, (UI), used to view and explore windows.   Nbordeau
rate0 This file eat much of your resources.   waduba
rate5 I consider it definitely as malware.   Xiaogang Guo
rate3 Its an microsoft service, wich updates the OS   David Schrempf
rate5 Very hard to remove   Dugba
rate5 It added 20 copies of itself to Windows Firewall and hijacked my old Windows XP. TL;DR: It is bad.   Austin
rate5 Eats up the computer. Clean it with Spybot   joh
rate5 This is known as a RAT or Remote Administrative Tool; a Trojan installed on your computer which gives the hacker full access to your entire computer, settings, files, and more. Scan this with Spybot Search and Destroy, as its not damaging, but invades your personal Computer.  See also: Link   JesusOfDC

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