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%

There are 6 versions of update_checker.exe in the wild, the latest version being 4, 3, 0, 0. update_checker.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The process displays a GUI (graphical user interface) which allows the user to interact with it as well as displays a notification icon in the taskbar. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. In addition the the run registry key, it also creates a scheduled job to be executed by the Windows Task Scheduler up user login, this is typically done in order to bypass a User Account Control (UAC) prompt. The average file size is about 198.07 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Somoto Ltd. by COMODO CA Limited. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program FilesFrog Update Checker from Somoto Ltd.. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0016% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.48 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 6.64 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3 Bytes per minute for reads and 2 Bytes per minute for writes.

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.