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UpdaterService.exe
Updater by Acer Incorporated (Signed)
| Version: | 1.02.3005 |
| MD5: | 6bcee9c766815bfff89de7d81af34ce1 |
| SHA1: | 8943d374422de5badb00ad090eb0046aa6791cb6 |
| SHA256: | e10b9efaf5d1e6596cfc7e3c9d5c3904ec8e82b16133b59bbc636f5e4d0aeb7f |
What is UpdaterService.exe?
The Acer 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.
Overview
UpdaterService.exe runs as a service under the name Updater Service (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Live Updater Service) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Acer Updater published by Acer Incorporated, Gateway Updater from Gateway Incorporated and Gateway Updater by Gateway Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Acer Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | UpdaterService.exe |
| Publisher: | Acer Incorporated |
| Product name: | Updater |
| Description: | Updater Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\emachines\emachines updater\updaterservice.exe |
| Original name: | Updater Service |
| File version: | 1.02.3005 |
| Size: | 238.89 KB (244,624 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Acer Incorporated |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, September 2, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, September 13, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.217003 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
The Acer Updater software checks for critical updates and fixes to keep your system always up-to-date. When new updates are found, Acer Updater downloads and installs the fixes automatically. Acer Updater only checks for selected updates or BIOS versions that are considered critical to your PC.
The program runs both as a scheduled task as well as Windows service. The service is responsible for performing the software checks and upda...
eMachines Updater is a program designed to manage all installed eMachines programs on the user's PC and check for and update any new versions of the software if available. This service will run in the background when Windows starts and periodically check for updates.
Gateway Updater is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. Gateway Updater checks for installed Gateway OEM software included with a new PC.
The Packard Bell Updater program is included by default with most new Packard Bell computers. Packard Bell Updater is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. Packard Bell Update checks for installed Packard Bell OEM software included with a n...
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- Updater Service
- 'Live Updater Service'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00058552% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00057244% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001308% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 780,046 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,189/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.13 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 1.84 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.67 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.13 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 40.91 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 43.36 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.78 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 5.89 MB | |
| Page faults: | 2,437/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 58 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\emachines\emachines updater\updaterservice.exe"
- "C:\Program Files\acer\acer updater\updaterservice.exe"
|
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Live Updater Service |
| Display name: | Updater Service |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
64.47% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
13.16% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
10.53% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
3.95% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.63% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
1.32% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
1.32% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
1.32% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.32% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 43.84% of Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
100.00% |
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