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60% of PCs block this file from running.
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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, 1, 0, 0
MD5:   adfa9e9a1f8f05bd2db2773b7443029a
SHA1:   74f9fc7659f4aa3ee4006c74def09c46eafec700
SHA256:   a6c8b792a1020731c912f91e74741be593a01924f7f23e27b5680a0ded32d7da

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, 1, 0, 0
Product version:4.1.0
Size:197.08 KB (201,808 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
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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'
Network connections
  • [TCP] 78.138.127.83:80

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00106521%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00068065%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00038456%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:1,976,045 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:76,230/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:2/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:2.13 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):6.1 MB
    Private (minimum):3.49 MB
    Non-paged memory:2.13 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:68.36 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):72.82 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:4.19 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):7.28 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:6,878/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:6
    12
    Handles:175
    600
    GUI GDI count:27
    103
    GUI GDI peak:33
    142
    GUI USER count:58
    49
    GUI USER peak:61
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\filesfrog update checker\update_checker.exe" /auto
    • "C:\Program Files\filesfrog update checker\update_checker.exe" /s /visible /enable /affid "vitzo"
    Owner:User
    Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

    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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