Gateway Updater
What is Gateway Updater?
Gateway Updater is software application developed by Gateway Incorporated. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 90.96% of installations running this operating system. Gateway Updater's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 7 files. The most common release is 1.02.3001 with 28.82% of all installations currently using this version.
Gateway Updater is most popular in the United States with 88.11% of installations residing in this country.
Gateway Updater adds 3 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Gateway Updater is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Gateway Updater?
Gateway Updater is a Windows-compatible program designed to run as a background service and automatically initiate upon computer startup. Its primary function is to detect and install updates for Gateway OEM software that comes pre-installed on new PCs. The program operates based on user-configured settings, searching for available updates and facilitating their automatic download and installation as required.
Software Behaviors
- Services:
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- UpdaterService.exe runs as a service named 'Updater Service' (Updater Service).
- Firewall:
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- ALU.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Updater\ALU.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- ALU.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{318E17CC-2EB2-4581-99B4-DAFCD0687469}' (runs on registration).
- UpdaterService.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B45D7345-2344-41B0-B9DB-7EEB424CEA32}' (runs on registration).
- SD.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E9DB7965-607C-4CD6-B239-C3AB749A5BAF}' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- ALU.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.gateway.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\Gateway\Gateway Updater
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{EE171732-BEB4-4576-887D-CB62727F01CA}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x409 -removeonly
- Size:
- 4.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Gateway Updater Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- ALU.exe
- Name:
- Gateway Updater
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\Gateway\Gateway Updater\ALU.exe
- MD5:
- –
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –