Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor

by Microsoft Corporation

What is Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor?

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows Vista with nearly 64.32% of installations running this operating system. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 112 files. The most common release is 1.0.4 with 76.76% of all installations currently using this version.

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is most popular in the United States with 54.55% of installations residing in this country.

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • matsvc.exe runs as a service named 'MatSvc' (MatSvc).
Firewall:
  • fixitcenter.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\Microsoft Fix it Center\FixitCenter.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • fixitcenter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DA3298D5-1A4B-4FA1-87F1-2E4474F4D5D0}' (runs on registration).
  • matsapi.dll is scheduled as a task named 'ReportUpload'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • matsapi.dll is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DataUpload.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.microsoft.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\microsoft fix it center
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{B79FBFDD-8B0C-4B8E-B70E-499E39978281}
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Executable Details

Primary executable:
libeay32.dll
Name:
Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
Path:
C:\Program Files\microsoft fix it center\libeay32.dll
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
9d8617451111c7044093e9dbe57ac6ba
DLL
2a2517a739be0957a02cb233cd5e952e