Estimated safety rating

hola_updater.exe may be a dangerous program, according to heuristic analysis. This program triggers many of the "probable danger" criteria detailed in this document. It is not yet known if hola_updater.exe is a virus or an ok program that doesn't harm the PC. We recommend you to be careful with this program.

Executable file path

This program is normally found on disk in C:\Program Files\Hola\app\hola_updater.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is d3149945ac9d559114aaef3c4b1d9a6c.

Is running as a service

This application is registered as a Windows service. This means it operates on your PC in background, usually without showing any user interface to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which perform useful features to other programs or to Windows in general.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is quite normal. For example, most of the programs on your computer check for updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 64 bit executable file

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

File description

The description extracted from the program is Hola Better Internet Engine.

File version

File version stored as a property 1.14.558.

Manufacturer

Maker Hola Networks Ltd..

Copyright

Copyright notice Copyright (C) 2014.

Potentially dangerous functions

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

Digitally signed

hola_updater.exe is digitally signed. Today most serious software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is invalid, which is a strong indicator that this app may be malware and that somebody probably modified it after the signature was applied. Please be very careful regarding this!

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Hola Networks Ltd.

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA

Can be uninstalled

This executable does NOT have an uninstall routine set up in registry.