Estimated safety rating

app_updater.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers many of the "probable danger" flags detailed bellow. It is not yet known if app_updater.exe is malware or a legit program that doesn't harm your PC. We recommend you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is found in C:\Program Files\Common Files\DVDVideoSoft\lib\app_updater.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is 3f67a20d02ef74c112a42fd7746c8e2e.

Is running as a service

This program is set up as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without showing any user interface to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which provide useful functions to other programs or to the Windows Operating System.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs as a 32-bit program. It does not benefit of the full set of features of modern computer chips. This is quite normal because the authors did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description present in the program is Digital Wave Update Service.

File version

File version stored as a property 1,0,37,728.

Manufacturer

Company name Digital Wave Ltd..

Copyright

Legal copyright Copyright (C) 2015 Digital Wave Ltd..

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous functions of Windows appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We recommend you to read more about this program.

Digitally signed

app_updater.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays most virus-free programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is broken, which is a strong indicator that this app may be a virus and that somebody most likely tampered with it after the signature was generated. Please be very careful regarding this!

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Digital Wave Ltd

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall string in registry, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.