UpdateAdmin
What is UpdateAdmin?
UpdateAdmin is software application developed by Download Admin. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 60.12% of installations running this operating system. UpdateAdmin's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 78 files. The most common release is 2.0.1885 with 50.36% of all installations currently using this version.
UpdateAdmin is most popular in the United States with 77.29% of installations residing in this country.
UpdateAdmin adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.
About UpdateAdmin?
Tightrope Interactive's Download Admin is a software installation tool that may include additional software, including web toolbars and PC optimizer utilities. The UpdateAdmin component of the installer is responsible for managing and installing updates on the user's computer. According to the website, the software is free of charge due to being supported by advertisers. Users have the option to decline any offers presented during the installation process, and there is no obligation to accept them. By choosing to accept offers, users can support the continued availability of free software.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in UpdateAdmin.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | 2015.0.3285 | Generic |
| McAfee | 5600.6941 | Artemis!BE8E0779649D |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | 7.6941 | BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.dh |
| Tencent | 1.0.0.1 | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Pity |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | 7.2.324 | Suspicious_GEN.F47V1107 |
Software Behaviors
- Scheduled tasks:
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- updateadmin.exe is scheduled as a task named 'UpdateAdmin' (runs daily at 8:49 PM).
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- updateadmin.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named UpdateAdmin.
- Registry entries:
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- updateadmin.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'UpdateAdmin' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\UpdateAdmin\UpdateAdmin.exe /RUN.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.downloadadmin.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\local\updateadmin
- Uninstaller:
- MsiExec.exe /I{07B4B423-E4DA-47D1-8327-B589EB4BEB58}
- Size:
- 1.00 MB
- Language:
- English
UpdateAdmin Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- updateadmin.exe
- Name:
- UpdateAdmin
- Path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\local\updateadmin\updateadmin.exe
- MD5:
- be8e0779649d22951a4124b0dc68ca78
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
DLL
|
ceee10a8b8a466ec019aded5f47a6733 | |
|
DLL
|
c56cf1fc117f8c1753c394b678357f97 | |
|
DLL
|
473f52375ca7e36bf2cce5bf30dacc2d | |
|
DLL
|
178d4466df7ec3e9e792986c613a55d0 | |
|
EXE
|
3eb89385dd5aaba863f2babaeb76c015 | |
|
EXE
|
53957c19f1e3adee2fb31f1cf21918db | |
|
CRX
|
9a84d4b49bdae522edec7bc114c526ee | |
|
DLL
|
0001cb8f935a893cc7760b93cd8b9709 | |
|
EXE
|
63cf115909c06dd99ee12fbee857d7c5 | |
|
EXE
|
b2c7b0efcbf2cb5c46403e057d591a97 |