MotoHelperUpdate.exe
MotoHelperUpdate by Motorola Mobility Inc. (Signed)
Overview
There are 4 versions of motohelperupdate.exe in the wild, the latest version being 2, 1, 40, 0. A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 462.86 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Motorola Mobility Inc. by VeriSign. The programs MotoHelper 2.1.40 Driver 5.5.0, MotoHelper 2.1.32 Driver 5.4.0 and MotoHelper 2.0.44 Driver 4.9.0 have been observed as installing specific variations of motohelperupdate.exe.
What is motohelperupdate.exe?
Moto Helper Update 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. The updater will check for updates remotely and install them based on an internal schedule.
 Details
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| File name: | motohelperupdate.exe |
| Product name: | MotoHelperUpdate |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\motorola\motohelper\motohelperupdate.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Motorola Mobility Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, February 3, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, February 3, 2012 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of MotoHelperUpdate.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of motohelperupdate.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'MotoHelper MUM' runs daily in the path 'C:\windows\Tasks\MotoHelper MUM.job'
- The task 'MotoHelper Update' runs daily in the path '\MotoHelper Update'
- The job 'MotoHelper Routing' runs daily in the path '\MotoHelper Routing'
- The task 'MotoHelper Initial Update' in the path '\MotoHelper Initial Update'
- Entry path '\MotoHelper Update'
- Entry path '\MotoHelper Routing'
- Entry path '\MotoHelper MUM'
- Entry path '\MotoHelper Initial Update'
All file variations of motohelperupdate.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.14% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
20.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
11.43% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
11.43% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.43% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
8.57% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 82.86% of MotoHelperUpdate.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.29% |
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| Intel |
17.65% |
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| Dell |
17.65% |
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| Acer |
14.71% |
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| Gateway |
11.76% |
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| Sahara |
2.94% |
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