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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

4, 3, 0, 0 42.37%
4, 3, 0, 0 8.47%
4, 1, 0, 0 33.90%
4, 1, 0, 0 1.69%
4, 1, 0, 0 11.86%
4, 0, 0, 1 1.69%

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advapi32.dll
CryptAcquireContextA, CryptGetHashParam, CryptDestroyHash, CryptHashData, CryptCreateHash, RegDeleteKeyA, RegDeleteValueA, RegFlushKey, RegOpenKeyA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCreateKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey, CryptDecrypt, CryptEncrypt, CryptDestroyKey, CryptImportKey, CryptSetKeyParam, CryptReleaseContext
gdi32.dll
CreateFontIndirectA, CreateRoundRectRgn, CreateSolidBrush, GetTextMetricsA, SetBkMode, GetBitmapDimensionEx, CreateCompatibleDC, GetObjectA, StretchBlt, SetTextColor, BitBlt, DeleteDC, GetDeviceCaps, CreateFontA, CreatePen, SelectObject, GetStockObject, DeleteObject, Rectangle
gdiplus.dll
GdipFillPath, GdipFillRectangle, GdipDrawPath, GdipDrawLineI, GdipSetPageUnit, GdipSetSmoothingMode, GdipReleaseDC, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipAddPathArcI, GdipClosePathFigure, GdipResetPath, GdipSetStringFormatLineAlign, GdipSetStringFormatAlign, GdipSetPenMode, GdipDrawString, GdipDeleteFont, GdipCreateFont, GdipDeleteFontFamily, GdipGetGenericFontFamilySansSerif, GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName, GdipFlush, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipDeletePath, GdipCreatePath, GdipDeleteStringFormat, GdipCreateStringFormat, GdipDeletePen, GdipCreatePen1, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipAlloc, GdipFree, GdiplusStartup, GdiplusShutdown, GdipCreateFontFromDC, GdipCloneBrush, GdipDisposeImage, GdipCreateBitmapFromFile, GdipCreateBitmapFromFileICM, GdipCreateBitmapFromResource, GdipCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap, GdipCloneImage, GdipCreateSolidFill
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo
kernel32.dll
FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, HeapSize, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, SetFilePointer, FlushFileBuffers, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, WideCharToMultiByte, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, SetHandleCount, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, DeleteCriticalSection, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, InterlockedDecrement, GetCurrentThreadId, SetLastError, InterlockedIncrement, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetModuleFileNameA, GetLastError, FindNextFileA, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FindFirstFileA, CloseHandle, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, GlobalReAlloc, GlobalAlloc, DeleteFileA, WriteFile, GetTickCount, CreateFileA, GetTempPathA, lstrcmpiA, GlobalFree, CreateThread, CreateEventA, Process32Next, OpenProcess, Process32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, FindClose, LocalFree, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, CreateProcessA, Sleep, CompareFileTime, GetExitCodeProcess, MulDiv, CreateMutexA, lstrcpyA, GlobalMemoryStatusEx, GetSystemInfo, GetVersionExA, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrcpynA, GetModuleHandleA, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, IsBadWritePtr, TlsFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentProcessId, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, ReadFile, WriteConsoleW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, TlsGetValue, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, RaiseException, HeapFree, RtlUnwind, GetModuleHandleW, ExitProcess, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, HeapAlloc, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, SetEndOfFile, GetProcessHeap, InitializeCriticalSection, lstrcmpA
ole32.dll
CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoCreateGuid
psapi.dll
GetProcessMemoryInfo
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA, ShellExecuteExA, Shell_NotifyIconA, SHGetFolderPathA, SHChangeNotify
shlwapi.dll
PathAddBackslashA, UrlCreateFromPathA, PathIsURLA, StrDupA, StrStrIA, AssocQueryStringA, PathAppendA, PathIsDirectoryEmptyA, PathFileExistsA, StrChrA, PathFindFileNameA, PathFindExtensionA, PathRemoveFileSpecA, PathCombineA, PathAddExtensionA
user32.dll
GetFocus, CreateCursor, IsWindow, SystemParametersInfoA, DialogBoxParamA, WaitForInputIdle, PostQuitMessage, KillTimer, InvalidateRect, SetDlgItemTextA, MoveWindow, EnableWindow, SetTimer, LoadIconA, SetWindowTextA, SendDlgItemMessageA, SendMessageTimeoutA, GetWindowLongA, SetWindowLongA, GetDC, ReleaseDC, DrawFocusRect, ShowWindow, CreateWindowExA, SetWindowPos, LoadBitmapA, GetWindowTextA, GetSysColor, DrawTextA, AnimateWindow, GetDlgItem, EndDialog, BeginPaint, EndPaint, GetClientRect, IsWindowVisible, GetCursorPos, SetForegroundWindow, EnableMenuItem, DestroyWindow, FindWindowA, GetMessageA, PeekMessageA, SendMessageA, DestroyCursor, CallWindowProcA, LoadCursorA, SetCursor, ReleaseCapture, ClientToScreen, PostThreadMessageA, PtInRect, SetFocus, SetCapture, PostMessageA, GetParent, SetWindowRgn, FillRect, InflateRect, LoadMenuA, IsDialogMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, DestroyMenu, CreateDialogParamA, UpdateWindow, GetWindowRect, GetWindowTextLengthA, GetSubMenu, TrackPopupMenuEx
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoA, VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA
wininet.dll
InternetConnectA, HttpQueryInfoA, InternetOpenA, InternetQueryDataAvailable, InternetReadFile, InternetCrackUrlA, HttpOpenRequestA, InternetCloseHandle, HttpSendRequestA

update_checker.exe

FilesFrog.com Update Checker by Somoto Ltd. (Signed)

Remove update_checker.exe
Version:   4, 0, 0, 1
MD5:   345602022797601416b83d27cfc742ef
SHA1:   a7b2a2e947610b59885b542e207fa18d69177dc1
SHA256:   c80027ba89a1b1bc191b10067448fd6022261b7d8730beac27a97f8f45518c18

What is update_checker.exe?

Somoto FilesFrog.com Update Checker (update_checker.exe) is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.

About update_checker.exe (from Somoto Ltd.)

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DetailsDetails

File name:update_checker.exe
Publisher:Somoto
Product name:FilesFrog.com Update Checker
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\filesfrog update checker\update_checker.exe
File version:4, 0, 0, 1
Product version:4.0.1
Size:196.08 KB (200,784 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Somoto Ltd.
Authority (CA):COMODO CA Limited
Expiration date:Friday, September 19, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Somoto Ltd.
  86% remove
FilesFrog Update Checker a software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software updates for any software downloaded through the FilesFrog web site and alerts the user or automatically downloads and installs them if found, depending on the selected settings. This program is powered by Somoto, a sofrware download monitization platform which bundles vario...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'SDP' → C:\Program Files\FilesFrog Update Checker\update_checker.exe /auto
Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'SomotoUpdateCheckerAutoStart' runs on logon in the path '\SomotoUpdateCheckerAutoStart'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\SomotoUpdateCheckerAutoStart'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00788953%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00430338%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00358615%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:180 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.84 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):1.21 MB
Private (minimum):380 KB
Non-paged memory:2.84 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:40.79 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):63.56 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:928 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.94 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:130
600
GUI GDI count:43
103
GUI USER count:56
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\filesfrog update checker\update_checker.exe" /s /visible /enable /affid "downloadfreefullmoviejbhs"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 32.20%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.95%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.25%
Windows 7 Professional 6.78%
Windows 8 5.08%
Windows 8.1 3.39%
Windows 8 Pro 3.39%
Windows Seven Black Edition 3.39%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.39%
Windows 7 Enterprise 3.39%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.69%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 1.69%
Windows 8 Release Preview 1.69%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.69%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Egypt installs about 13.79% of FilesFrog.com Update Checker.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 19.23%
Dell 19.23%
Lenovo 15.38%
Toshiba 11.54%
Compaq 7.69%
ASUS 7.69%
Sony 7.69%
GIGABYTE 3.85%
American Megatrends 3.85%
Hewlett-Packard 1.92%
Samsung 1.92%
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