What is UpdateStar?

UpdateStar is software application developed by UpdateStar GmbH. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 52.68% of installations running this operating system. UpdateStar's installer is typically 29.00 MB in size and installs around 75 files. The most common release is 10.0.1265 with 38.81% of all installations currently using this version.

UpdateStar is most popular in Germany with 46.12% of installations residing in this country.

UpdateStar adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About UpdateStar?

UpdateStar is an innovative freeware software application designed to recognize and provide update information for over 1.3 million software programs. Utilizing a collaborative approach, the extensive update database is maintained by a community of users who contribute to its accuracy and comprehensiveness. To sustain the free service, UpdateStar employs advertising and operates a revenue-sharing program, offering a 50/50 split of ad revenue to software authors through its Share program. The software search engine available at http://www.updatestar.com/ is powered by UpdateStar's user-generated software database, ensuring users have access to the most up-to-date program information. Moreover, through the Share program, UpdateStar incentivizes developers to host their software on the platform, enabling them to participate in the ad revenue generated from their program's webpages.

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:

UpdateStar.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CE4BC932-4EEC-48D4-87D9-DFD2C51375BC}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

UpdateStar.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named UpdateStar_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-607596796-1446804383-1420543038-1001.

Registry entries:

UpdateStar.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'UpdateStar' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\UpdateStar\UpdateStar.exe -A.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.updatestar.com

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\UpdateStar\

Uninstaller:

MsiExec.exe /X{936D2740-E38E-4977-B319-BB33587FCEAF}

Size:

29.00 MB

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