eMachines Updater
What is eMachines Updater?
eMachines Updater is software application developed by Acer Incorporated. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 93.79% of installations running this operating system. eMachines Updater's installer is typically 3.00 MB in size and installs around 7 files. The most common release is 1.02.3001 with 38.97% of all installations currently using this version.
eMachines Updater is most popular in the United States with 71.37% of installations residing in this country.
eMachines Updater adds 4 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, eMachines Updater is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About eMachines Updater?
eMachines Updater is a software application specifically developed to efficiently manage all eMachines programs installed on the user's computer. It automatically scans for and installs any available updates for the software. This service operates discreetly in the background upon Windows startup and conducts periodic checks for updates, ensuring that the user's eMachines programs are always up to date.
Software Behaviors
- Services:
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- UpdaterService.exe runs as a service named 'Updater Service' (Updater Service).
- Firewall:
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- ALU.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Updater\ALU.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- ALU.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{318E17CC-2EB2-4581-99B4-DAFCD0687469}' (runs on registration).
- UALU.exe is scheduled as a task named 'UALU notificatin' (runs monthly on Thursdays at 10:48 PM).
- UpdaterService.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B45D7345-2344-41B0-B9DB-7EEB424CEA32}' (runs on registration).
- SD.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E9DB7965-607C-4CD6-B239-C3AB749A5BAF}' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- ALU.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
- UALU.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named UALU notificatin.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.emachines.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\eMachines\eMachines Updater
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{EE171732-BEB4-4576-887D-CB62727F01CA}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x409 -removeonly
- Size:
- 3.00 MB
- Language:
- English
eMachines Updater Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- ALU.exe
- Name:
- eMachines Updater
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\eMachines\eMachines Updater\ALU.exe
- MD5:
- –
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –