What is WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe?

WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe is part of Word Surfer AutoUpdate Client and developed by Word Surfer according to the WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe version information.

WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe's description is "Word Surfer AutoUpdate Client"

WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe is digitally signed by Word Surfer.

WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\WordSurfer_1.10.0.19\Update\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.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.

VirusTotal report

13 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe file. That's a 23% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AVG	Generic.DD5
AVware	Adware.MSIL.Surfer
Baidu-International	PUA.Win32.SafeAppSoftware.80
DrWeb	Adware.Plugin.1137
ESET-NOD32	MSIL/Adware.Vitruvian.A
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.Surfer.ak
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.WordSurfer
McAfee	Artemis!85FCB2EBD224
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!PUP
Panda	Generic Suspicious
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	Msil.Adware.Vitruvian.Edei
VIPRE	Adware.MSIL.Surfer

WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Program Files (x86)\WordSur.._1.10.0.19\Update\WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Folder name variants

WordSurferAutoUpdateClient.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\WordSurfer_1.10.0.19\Update\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\Program Files\WordSurfer_1.10.0.19\Update\

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