UpdateSoftware

UpdateSoftware

Known Adware

by PremiumSoft

What is UpdateSoftware?

UpdateSoftware is software application developed by PremiumSoft. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 50.00% of installations running this operating system. UpdateSoftware's installer is typically 717.00 KB in size and installs around 1 files. The most common release is 4.3.0.1569 with 16.67% of all installations currently using this version.

UpdateSoftware is most popular in the United States with 100.00% of installations residing in this country.

About UpdateSoftware?

SW Booster, also known as SK Enhancer, is a software extension that injects various types of advertising in the user's web browser. Additionally, it functions as a protector module designed to prevent the web browser extensions performing ad-injections from being removed by the user or other software. If the adware that it is safeguarding is removed, the SW Booster program will re-enable the removed software. It is typically installed with bundles signed by developer Sergey Petrov, who is associated with WebPick Internet Holdings. This software is distributed via the WebPick InstalleRex platform. SW Booster is also known by the aliases ws-enabler, sk.enhancer, ws-enabler, optimizerpro, and sw-booster.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in UpdateSoftware.

UpdateSoftware.exe (MD5: 1d283dd3ae2312eee624e8b8c46f6adb) has been flagged by 28 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Agent
Avira AntiVir TR/Downloader.A.988
avast! Win32:Agent-ASOC [Adw]
AVG Downloader.Generic13
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Agent.50
Bkav FE W32.SauseiLTAR.Trojan
Commtouch SDK W32/Trojan.IDAE-2984
Comodo Security TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.Agent.AFD
Dr.Web Trojan.DownLoad3.30962
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AFD
Fortinet FortiGate W32/Agent.AFD!tr.dldr
G Data Win32.Trojan-Downloader.Agent.AU
IKARUS anti.virus Win32.SuspectCrc
K7 AntiVirus Trojan-Downloader
K7GW Trojan-Downloader ( 0048ec4f1 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MultiPlug.A
McAfee RDN/Downloader.a!oi
McAfee-GW-Edition RDN/Downloader.a!oi
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Agent.cojdgu
Norman Suspicious_Gen4.FKQEC
Panda Antivirus Trj/Genetic.gen
Sophos Troj/Agent-AFFX
Symantec Trojan.Gen
Trend Micro TROJ_SPNR.29L213
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.29L213
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.729600.B

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • UpdateSoftware.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SW_Booster-S-2021471501.

Software Details

URL:
Support:
Installation path:
C:\ProgramData\puresafe\updatesoftware
Uninstaller:
"C:\ProgramData\puresafe\updatesoftware\updatesoftware.exe" /uninstall
Size:
717.00 KB
Language:
English

UpdateSoftware Executable Details

Primary executable:
UpdateSoftware.exe
Name:
UpdateSoftware
Path:
C:\ProgramData\puresafe\updatesoftware\UpdateSoftware.exe
MD5:
1d283dd3ae2312eee624e8b8c46f6adb
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by UpdateSoftware
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
1d283dd3ae2312eee624e8b8c46f6adb