Multiple Programs - UPDATER.EXE

UPDATE.EXE is a name commonly used when software updates are available. Many programs install utilities to remind you to check for updates. Unfortunately it can be difficult to determine which of your programs is responsible for this file. Here are some common ones:

Quicken Updater - http://www.intuit.com/support/quicken/ofxroot.html.

Macromedia Flash Player Updater - http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/fs_save.htm.

StarBand Satellite software for Windows XP - http://www.starbandusers.com/xp/sbxp.htm

Proxy Master Updater for Windows 3.x & 95 - http://notesnt.funk.com/TechNotenewweb.nsf/67f1aec5c614e2b985256a440070fad0/7fff6c1dd823d9f885256aca0003b4ab?OpenDocument.

Midas Client Application Updater - http://www.crystal-soft.com/globalapps/MidasDirs/MIDASDirs.htm.

Royston Utilities for AOL - http://www.royston.com/faq1.htm.

Obviously this is a common name and there are many more instances of it.

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