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
cf43dbed9720998a58403e72e8c8a194
DLL
99e161677e81d96d247ccf0bef6d4c1a
DLL
5294f52d906972be6f78ac025b636288
DLL
67588a1e3f1772d1aaf4c44cff36a24b
DLL
2ead2997ed060e68128d2d5dd51787b9
DLL
922fda86ebdac83194f29ae440c7e3d3
DLL
12b20fa3c7da30c7faba049a9ff5e45b
DLL
e20e7639c7dd687c68b3014c50285e31
DLL
2c368a84a6f2f98ea232d5081b4b547a
DLL
f7aa94025cf3b6f184d575f50d229f8a