What is UpdaterService.exe?

UpdaterService.exe is part of Universal Updater according to the UpdaterService.exe version information.

UpdaterService.exe's description is "Universal Updater"

UpdaterService.exe is digitally signed by tal ltd.

UpdaterService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Universal Updater\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on UpdaterService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameUniversal Updater
File descriptionUniversal Updater
Legal copyrightUniversal Updater © 2014
Product version1.4.3.17
File version1.4.3.17

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

Product nameUniversal Updater
File descriptionUniversal Updater
Legal copyrightUniversal Updater © 2014
Product version1.4.3.17
File version1.4.3.17

Digital signatures [?]

UpdaterService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nametal ltd
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number78499db2d1d10a05a9078a2dd520e0aa

VirusTotal report

1 of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the UpdaterService.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
1 of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the UpdaterService.exe file.

Folder name variants

UpdaterService.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Universal Updater\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named UpdaterService.exe

UpdaterService.exe (3 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b9e9663751da335d32356a917530f9d9
SHA256bb52859f36e8da85aeccc6f354b2431ece758f0a26b2b13d24f74ce6469a495d

Error Messages

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

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

updaterservice.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.

Universal Updater has stopped working.

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

updaterservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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