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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

9, 4, 0, 2 1.00%
9, 3, 0, 4 1.00%
9, 2, 0, 3 1.00%
8, 9, 0, 3 1.00%
8, 8, 0, 3 2.00%
8, 2, 0, 3 1.00%
8, 1, 0, 2 5.00%
8, 0, 0, 1 1.00%
7, 6, 0, 2 12.00%
7, 2, 0, 1 7.00%
7, 2, 0, 1 1.00%
7, 1, 0, 3 2.00%
7, 0, 0, 1 4.00%
6, 9, 0, 1 11.00%
6, 7, 0, 4 3.00%
6, 6, 0, 4 3.00%
6, 6, 0, 4 4.00%
6, 5, 0, 3 12.00%
6, 3, 0, 3 1.00%
6, 2, 0, 2 19.00%
6, 0, 0, 3 1.00%
5, 7, 0, 2 1.00%
4, 9, 0, 5 1.00%
4, 6, 0, 1 5.00%

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ApplicationUpdater.exe

Application Updater by Spigot (Signed)

Remove ApplicationUpdater.exe
Version:   7, 6, 0, 2
MD5:   72116413cf0092a6dfb4bf7775ef7e0f
SHA1:   fc22b0f2fa1c3b5d3954eb1c399fb51caf146ae0
SHA256:   a3e4b84b49c199f2784827fa3a98dbc90bb5461179f6a5bbd4e4312dee063b11

What is ApplicationUpdater.exe?

Application Updater is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.

About ApplicationUpdater.exe (from Spigot)

Spigot, Revenue and Engagement on Tap. Keep your customers coming back and delight them with contextually relevant content and applications. Your users already search, shop, and consume a variety of a

DetailsDetails

File name:applicationupdater.exe
Publisher:Spigot, Inc.
Product name:Application Updater
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\application updater\applicationupdater.exe
File version:7, 6, 0, 2
Size:788.87 KB (807,800 bytes)
Build date:9/2/2013 12:00 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Spigot
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, March 28, 2015
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Spigot, Inc.
  81% remove
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Spigot, Inc.
  64% remove
IObit Apps Toolbar is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers contextual based advertising. This toolbar currently supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed v...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Application Updater'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00079671%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00072595%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00007076%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:7,384,583 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:67,804/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.12 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.09 MB
Private (minimum):1.94 MB
Non-paged memory:2.12 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:52.69 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):59.53 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.26 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.62 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:50,387/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:7 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:117
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\application updater\applicationupdater.exe"
Owner:User
Windows Service
Service name:Application Updater
Description:“Automatically downloads and installs application updates.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00420792%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00419841%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000951%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:79,240/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
1.16 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00047752%
Kernel CPU:0.00046757%
User CPU:0.00000995%
CPU cycles:17,885/sec
Memory:252 KB
ApplicationUpdater.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00003979%
Kernel CPU:0.00003979%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:380/sec
Memory:804 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.59%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 19.32%
Microsoft Windows XP 17.05%
Windows 7 Professional 4.55%
Windows 8 3.41%
Windows 8 Pro 3.41%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.27%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.27%
Windows 8.1 1.14%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.14%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 40.51% of Application Updater.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 20.34%
Dell 20.34%
Acer 18.64%
Gateway 10.17%
Toshiba 10.17%
GIGABYTE 8.47%
Compaq 3.39%
American Megatrends 3.39%
ASUS 3.39%
Samsung 1.69%
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