Should I block it?
Yes, 98% block recommendation.
Possible reasons:
Multiple malware detections
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
(Note, Hoolapp publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
updatetask.exe
By Hoolapp (Signed)
| MD5: | 16ffd0fcc778e83af5969fec060b5823 |
| SHA1: | 18d3dccd891b5a4f737d291f09110438026ea858 |
| SHA256: | 9bec4befa62ed2f165289b4b77f56da43dfbb0e4ef8215d63f07633c2a3b12d0 |
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
Overview
updatetask.exe is malware that executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Funmoods published by Volonet Ltd, Version Checker for Funmoods from Hoolapp and Version Checker for Funmoods by Hoolapp. The file is digitally signed by Hoolapp which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | updatetask.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\hoolappforandroid\updateproc\updatetask.exe |
| Size: | 89 KB (91,136 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Hoolapp |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Version Checker for Funmoods is an update task that keeps the Funmoods toolbar, a potentially unwanted ad-supported program up to date.
Funmoods is a potentially unwanted application that runs in the web browser as a toolbar and web extension. The web extension is primarily designed to take control of the user's browser in order to modify the search provider and redirect web searches to what ever search engine partner the publisher has a revenue relationship with. In doing so, the toolbar performs a number of behaviors in order to maximize the potential of a user to cl...
Tracks search behavior and modifies the user's Internet web browser's home page and search. Uses the InstallCore download manager to bundle additional software, including potentially unwanted software and adware.
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'Price Meter Updater' runs daily in the path '\Price Meter Updater'
- The task 'Speedial' runs daily in the path '\Speedial'
- The task 'PriceMeterUpdater' runs daily in the path '\PriceMeterUpdater'
- The task 'DigitalSite' runs daily in the path '\DigitalSite'
- The task 'MetaCrawler' runs daily in the path '\MetaCrawler'
- The task 'UpdaterEX' runs daily in the path '\UpdaterEX'
- The job 'MySearchDial' runs daily in the path '\MySearchDial'
- The task 'DealPly' runs daily in the path '\DealPly'
- The job 'At1' runs weekly in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At1.job'
- The job 'DSite' runs daily in the path '\DSite'
- The task 'Hoolapp For Android' runs daily in the path '\Hoolapp For Android'
- The job 'Funmoods' runs daily in the path '\Funmoods'
- Entry path '\Funmoods'
- Entry path '\Hoolapp For Android'
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection |
| Dr.Web |
8.13.7.16 |
Adware.Downware.1196 |
| ESET NOD32 |
7.8492 |
a variant of Win32/InstallCore.BD |
| Kingsoft |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.76% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.31% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.68% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
8.45% |
|
| Windows 8 |
8.45% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.63% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
4.23% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
4.23% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.82% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.41% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.41% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.41% |
|
| Windows Developer Preview |
1.41% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview |
1.41% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.41% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 30.99% of updatetask.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
19.78% |
|
| Acer |
17.58% |
|
| Lenovo |
13.19% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
13.19% |
|
| ASUS |
10.99% |
|
| Toshiba |
8.79% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.40% |
|
| Samsung |
3.30% |
|
| American Megatrends |
3.30% |
|
| MSI |
2.20% |
|
| Sony |
2.20% |
|
| Sahara |
1.10% |
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