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UpdateChecker.exe
FileHippo.com Update Checker by FileHippo.com
| Version: | 1.039.0.0 |
| MD5: | 3d0a2cb20ef05f32d8116bdf52c34d6b |
| SHA1: | 11931f077680540e4dfcf5c643a297901867c8a5 |
| SHA256: | 8f5aacaa3081b288ff68ab215142b6552493ec763a687a224ce91d70ec1de264 |
What is UpdateChecker.exe?
FileHippo.com Update Checker 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 UpdateChecker.exe (from FileHippo.com)
“The Update Checker will scan your computer for installed software, check the versions and then send this information to FileHippo.com to see if there are any newer releases. These are then neatly disp”
Overview
updatechecker.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including FileHippo.com Update Checker published by FileHippo.com and FileHippo App Manager published by FileHippo.com. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).
Details
| File name: | updatechecker.exe |
| Publisher: | FileHippo.com |
| Product name: | FileHippo.com Update Checker |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\filehippo.com\updatechecker.exe |
| File version: | 1.039.0.0 |
| Size: | 299.5 KB (306,688 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
FileHippo.com Update Checker is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings.
“The FileHippo App Manager will scan your computer for installed software, check the versions and then send this information to FileHippo.com to see if there are any newer releases. These are then neatly displayed in your browser for you to download. Please note that not all programs are supported.”
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'FileHippo.com' → "C:\Program Files\FileHippo.com\UpdateChecker.exe" /background
Scheduled tasks
- Entry path '\FileHippo.com online update program'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00203463% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00165930% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00037532% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 493 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 379,545/sec | |
| Context switches: | 3/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 19.15 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.04 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.8 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 19.15 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 177.54 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 179.89 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.96 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 22.11 MB | |
| Page faults: | 12,726/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 36.47 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 10/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 926 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 44/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 10 | |
| Handles: | 284 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 37 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 50 | |
| GUI USER count: | 30 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 34 | |
Process properties
| Tray notification: | Yes |
| Integrety level: | High |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\filehippo.com\updatechecker.exe" /background |
| Owner: | User |
| Parent processes: |
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Threads
Averages
| UpdateChecker.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00185749% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00131971% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00053778% | |
| CPU cycles: | 37,047/sec | |
| Memory: | 328 KB | |
| mscorwks.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00119135% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00119135% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 14,171/sec | |
| Memory: | 5.67 MB | |
| gdiplus.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00010726% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00010726% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,725/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.56 MB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
36.84% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.79% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
15.79% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.79% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.26% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
5.26% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
5.26% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 27.78% of FileHippo.com Update Checker.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| American Megatrends |
30.00% |
|
| Dell |
20.00% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
|
| Toshiba |
20.00% |
|
| Acer |
10.00% |
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