Estimated safety rating

driverupdater.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers too many of the "possible danger" flags described in this document. It is yet unknown if driverupdater.exe is malware or not that doesn't cause harm the computer. Please be careful with it.

Executable file path

Normally, this application is found in C:\Program Files\WinZip Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 589319018c0391c82870f868f1369c0b.

Is running as a service

This application does NOT operate as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is ok. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for updates. For this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a x64 executable. It uses the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.

File description

The description extracted from the program is WinZip Driver Updater.

File version

File version 5,18,0,6.

Copyright

Copyright notice Copyright © 1991-2017 Corel Corporation. All Rights Reserved..

Has valid windows

driverupdater.exe appears to have a visible user interface. This means it doesn't run in a kind of stealth mode. Its operation is clearly shown to you.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous functions of Windows appear to be used, such as functions for recording the keyboard. We advise you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

driverupdater.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of legit software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is invalid, which indicates the software application may be a virus and that someone most likely tampered with it after the signature was generated. Please be very careful regarding this!

Certifier email

The name of the company or individual signing this is: help@winzip.com

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: WinZip Computing LLC

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2

Can be uninstalled

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