What is PokerStarsUpdate.exe?

PokerStarsUpdate.exe is part of PokerStars and developed by PokerStars according to the PokerStarsUpdate.exe version information.

PokerStarsUpdate.exe's description is "PokerStars Update"

PokerStarsUpdate.exe is digitally signed by Rational Services Ltd.

PokerStarsUpdate.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\PokerStars.EU\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about PokerStarsUpdate.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 PokerStarsUpdate.exe:

PropertyValue
Product namePokerStars
Company namePokerStars
File descriptionPokerStars Update
Internal namePokerStars Update
Original filenamePokerStarsUpdate.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2001-2014 PokerStars
Product version1.2
File version1.282

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

Product namePokerStars
Company namePokerStars
File descriptionPokerStars Update
Internal namePokerStars Update
Original filenamePokerStarsUpdate.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2001-2014 PokerStars
Product version1.2
File version1.282

Digital signatures [?]

PokerStarsUpdate.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameRational Services Ltd
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number591c09174c876d540e52107ff146ff08

VirusTotal report

None of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the PokerStarsUpdate.exe file.

None of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the PokerStarsUpdate.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD543e8cccdc5f6ef64fae57e93f958fd86
SHA256fe24bec0b2ee6dadfdee61fa3f97414767263b62de114dbf54460a241b4861eb

Error Messages

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

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

pokerstarsupdate.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.

PokerStars Update has stopped working.

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

pokerstarsupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 14% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 7 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 6 votes to keep

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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.

roger writes

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rational updater client sofyware has stopped working

# 10 Jan 2018, 6:25

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Roger: Sounds like there's a software bug in the PokerStar software. Please try to update their software.

# 22 Mar 2018, 7:19

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