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: | be557cf3e76225feda7ee3c1d9079c29 |
| SHA1: | 090c82291df1dfea5e37a07e0c2c1a444303f054 |
| SHA256: | fdd884b05c7b398d3538a2c652f3427c01c34c560850075f5416de408733a8e4 |
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
Overview
updatetask.exe is malware that executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This is typically installed with the program metaCrawler published by InfoSpace, Inc. and is most likely removed by most users once installed (59% removed). 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: | 115.5 KB (118,272 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Hoolapp |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
metaCrawler Toolbar is a web browser extension and Browser helper Object (for Internet Explorer) that delivers contextual based advertising to the web browser. In addition it will modify the user's browser home and search pages as well as 'New Tab' pages to push advertising and search. MetaCrawler is a metasearch engine that blends the top web search results from Google, Yahoo!, Bing (formerly Live Search), Ask.com, About.com, MIVA, Loo...
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 |
| ESET NOD32 |
7.9068 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.H |
| Kingsoft |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
SScope.Trojan.Kriptik.8607 |
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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