GFFupdater.exe

Go for Updater by Righway Technologies (Signed)

Remove GFFupdater.exe
Warning 11 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of GFFupdater.exe.

Overview

There are 2 versions of gffupdater.exe in the wild, the latest version being 1, 0, 0, 18. gffupdater.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The process utilizes the Windows Task Scheduler to automatically launch the file as a process when a user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 275.61 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Righway Technologies by COMODO CA Limited. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program GoforFiles from Righway Technologies, Inc. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0012% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 9.33 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 49.73 KB per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.

What is gffupdater.exe?

Go for Files 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.

DetailsDetails

File name:gffupdater.exe
Publisher:http://www.goforfiles.com/
Product name:Go for Updater
Description:Go for Files Updater
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\goforfiles\gffupdater.exe
Certificate
Issued to:Righway Technologies
Authority (CA):COMODO CA Limited
Effective date:Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Expiration date:Sunday, August 23, 2015

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Go for Updater.)
Righway Technologies, Inc
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GoforFiles bundles various adware toolbars including the Delta Search Toolbar (an adware toolbar that modifies the user's web browser home page, search settings and other settings).

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of gffupdater.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'GoforFilesUpdate' runs on logon in the path '\GoforFilesUpdate'
  • The job 'Go for FilesUpdate' runs on logon in the path '\Go for FilesUpdate'
  • Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoforFilesUpdate.job'
  • Entry path '\Go for FilesUpdate'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\GoforFilesUpdate'
  • Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoforFilesUpdate.job'
  • Login entry path '\Go for FilesUpdate'

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 11 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetectionFile version
avast! 6.0.1289.0 Win32:Adware-AHK [PUP] 1, 0, 0, 17
Bkav Security 1.3.0.4246 W32.HfsAuto.Baf1 1, 0, 0, 18
Dr.Web 8.13.4.12 Tool.DownLoader.52 1, 0, 0, 17
Dr.Web 8.13.9.28 Adware.Downware.1204 1, 0, 0, 18
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.575 Trojan.Win32.YourFileDownloader.AMN (A) 1, 0, 0, 17
eSafe 7.0.17.0 Win32.Trojan 1, 0, 0, 17
ESET NOD32 7.8216 a variant of Win32/YourFileDownloader.B 1, 0, 0, 17
ESET NOD32 7.9031 Win32/YourFileDownloader.B 1, 0, 0, 18
Trend Micro HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0115 1, 0, 0, 17
Trend Micro HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0315 1, 0, 0, 18
VIPRE Antivirus 23260 ExpressFiles Installer (fs) 1, 0, 0, 18

VersionsAll file variations of gffupdater.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
65f00e976fcf8c01d5c2b5295aec41a6 d845c08aa95b26c50a67faba9f1bb8c569826cf3 355.58 KB
0429fca3ce38367c98b9eecfaa17b35a ceff33b379ad83e6cc7f6274934f01a412cb4746 195.64 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 37.78%
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.11%
Windows 8 6.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 6.67%
Windows 7 Professional 4.44%
Windows 8 Enterprise 4.44%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.44%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.44%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 33.33% of Go for Updater.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 32.14%
Dell 28.57%
Sony 14.29%
Toshiba 14.29%
Acer 10.71%
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