What is MaxigetUpdater.exe?

MaxigetUpdater.exe is part of Maxiget Updater and developed by Maxiget Ltd. according to the MaxigetUpdater.exe version information.

MaxigetUpdater.exe's description is "Maxiget Updater"

MaxigetUpdater.exe is digitally signed by Maxiget Limited.

MaxigetUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Maxiget\Updater\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected MaxigetUpdater.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on MaxigetUpdater.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMaxiget Updater
Company nameMaxiget Ltd.
File descriptionMaxiget Updater
Internal nameMaxiget Updater
Original filenameMaxigetUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2007-2010 Google Inc.
Product version70.3.27.7017
File version70.3.27.7017

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMaxiget Updater
Company nameMaxiget Ltd.
File descriptionMaxiget Updater
Internal nameMaxiget Updater
Original filenameMaxigetUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2007-2010 Google Inc.
Product version70.3.27.7017
File version70.3.27.7017

Digital signatures [?]

MaxigetUpdater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMaxiget Limited
Certificate issuer nameGo Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2
Certificate serial number043f9c868704fa

VirusTotal report

1 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MaxigetUpdater.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG Generic.E22
1 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the MaxigetUpdater.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5bb99e2c0af634fe47ba709b90f2f7821
SHA256ef3c5affa3265f732d9a344cd66b296691634508dfc61db3f625f8756bcf53f4

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to maxigetupdater.exe:

maxigetupdater.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

maxigetupdater.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Maxiget Updater has stopped working.

End Program - maxigetupdater.exe. This program is not responding.

maxigetupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

maxigetupdater.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with the file?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 10 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
10

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 10 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Simone writes

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Este foi o único programa entre vários famosos que testei que conseguiu detectar e remover MAXIGET UPDATER do meu pc.

# 1 Nov 2014, 17:14

Roger Karlsson writes

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The anti-virus programs have improved their detections for this file:

AVG Generic.E22 20141014
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20141014
Avast Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk] 20141014
Baidu-International PUA.Win32.4Shared.aaa 20141014
DrWeb Adware.Downware.6631 20141014
Sophos 4Share Downloader 20141014
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20141014

# 19 Dec 2014, 5:37

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