Creative Software AutoUpdate

Creative Software AutoUpdate

by Creative Technology Ltd

What is Creative Software AutoUpdate?

Creative Software AutoUpdate is software application developed by Creative Technology Ltd. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 44.03% of installations running this operating system. Creative Software AutoUpdate's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 23 files.

Creative Software AutoUpdate is most popular in the United States with 38.79% of installations residing in this country.

Creative Software AutoUpdate adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Creative Software AutoUpdate?

The Creative Software AutoUpdate program is specifically developed to oversee and maintain all Creative software installed on the user's computer. It is designed to automatically scan for and install any available updates for these programs. Once installed, the AutoUpdate service will operate discreetly in the background upon Windows startup, routinely monitoring for any new software versions to ensure the user's programs are always up-to-date.

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • AutoUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C0976264-FE67-47A5-9602-76CAAAD8C2C4}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • AutoUpdate.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Creative Software Update' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Software Update\AutoUpdate.exe" /Silent.
Registry entries (User):
  • AutoUpdate.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'CTAutoUpdate' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Software Update\AutoUpdate.exe" /RunFromInstaller.
  • CTSURun.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'CTSU' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Software Update\CTSURun.exe".

Software Details

URL:
https://www.creative.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\creative\shared files\software update
Uninstaller:
RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\09\01\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{8
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

Creative Software AutoUpdate Executable Details

Primary executable:
AutoUpdate.exe
Name:
Creative Software AutoUpdate
Path:
C:\Program Files\creative\shared files\software update\AutoUpdate.exe
MD5:
f78fea74cc22f5549cd2d1683988fd9f
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Creative Software AutoUpdate
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
d156625c2ee7a03958081a4a6d593d21
DLL
a0ecced232877d37d89319e4442536de
DLL
024462159d6aba1f242f9c8d0cda067f