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
1507429aecb40301147e9161d2665179
DLL
ffba958c2f12d8e30fc1fdd1f69fea29
DLL
7a7f01710a6bef966aa8beded6661029
DLL
79bc4ff502030ef9fc90bed9401bf7c8
DLL
d9ab2734692435c3c9a842459dcca517
DLL
5d22f86f1a4362cdc3cc8e87e6efa8f0
DLL
04a27f7b247be06368cca4814ae2bd70
DLL
51b9be8ac9ba862c797317afb76be945
DLL
2d1b35a859336a769e1eddfd5a898850
DLL
6c1b52b16ddcb489cf547f60f73d190e