What is esupdate.exe?

esupdate.exe is part of eScan and MailScan and developed by MicroWorld Technologies Inc. according to the esupdate.exe version information.

esupdate.exe's description is "eScan and MailScan offline Updater"

esupdate.exe is digitally signed by MicroWorld Technologies Inc..

esupdate.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Users\daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\AVCBack\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on esupdate.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameeScan and MailScan
Company nameMicroWorld Technologies Inc.
File descriptioneScan and MailScan offline Updater
Internal nameesupdate
Original filenameesupdate.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © MicroWorld Technologies Inc.
Product version5, 0, 0, 96
File version5, 0, 0, 96

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

Product nameeScan and MailScan
Company nameMicroWorld Technologies Inc.
File descriptioneScan and MailScan offline Updater
Internal nameesupdate
Original filenameesupdate.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © MicroWorld Technologies..
Product version5, 0, 0, 96
File version5, 0, 0, 96

Digital signatures [?]

esupdate.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicroWorld Technologies Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number515341abe97dfdcd507e54b6c376d49c

VirusTotal report

2 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the esupdate.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ByteHero Trojan.Spy.Gen.c
Rising Suspicious
2 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the esupdate.exe file.

esupdate.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove esupdate.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the esupdate.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that esupdate.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate esupdate.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the esupdate.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 esupdate.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\Users\daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\AVCBack\esupdate.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the esupdate.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If esupdate.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If esupdate.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If esupdate.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 esupdate.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD563bf9b6265ae08e06ed199a0e4cc6528
SHA256e88ea22eb0734efc9fa459b544232902b40f6310db66759ae16d8547892f9dae

Error Messages

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

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

esupdate.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.

eScan and MailScan offline Updater has stopped working.

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

esupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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