UpdateAdmin

UpdateAdmin

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by Download Admin

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.

updateadmin.exe (MD5: be8e0779649d22951a4124b0dc68ca78) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Generic
McAfee Artemis!BE8E0779649D
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.dh
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Pity
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V1107

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • updateadmin.exe is scheduled as a task named 'UpdateAdmin' (runs daily at 8:49 PM).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • updateadmin.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named UpdateAdmin.
Registry entries:
  • 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:
Files installed by UpdateAdmin
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
078747de9f08a17db5e13fde333612bc
DLL
a143f3ff26801e43450652444a4ee425
DLL
5114693a495ff43630f1308b08cfcee8
DLL
1780b6c332535997c4bed1cf0b2fe3ab
DLL
c8700054c0cd9a4dc176929278a5958e
DLL
a8d7c53fe597ef7df8909ae37f955e42
DLL
a2ce45b8e1b125496ed62643400fe290
DLL
99c7dc88410c090c90bb1e961706c5c2
DLL
4a26b3670897739648948d54e60e8d48
DLL
7a4a99f727053cf2f1419c91ac65b207