Estimated safety rating

service_update.exe is a program which is most likely NOT a virus. So, if service_update.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your PC is clean, we still advise you to run a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to defend your PC against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

Usually, the default name and directory where this program is stored is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Yandex\YandexBrowser\17.3.0.1785\service_update.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is ea9d3bedd15ddb09b44a11c83b86cb3e.

Is running as a service

This application is a Windows service. This means it runs on your PC in background, usually without showing any user interface to you. Most Windows services are legit programs, which provide useful functions to other applications or to the Windows Operating System.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the entire power of current PC processors. This ordinarily happens because the authors did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description stored in the program is Yandex.

File version

File version extracted from the file 17.3.0.1785.

Manufacturer

Company name YANDEX LLC.

Copyright

Legal copyright Copyright © 2012-2016 YANDEX LLC. All Rights Reserved..

Potentially dangerous functions

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

Digitally signed

service_update.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays most clean programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to service_update.exe verifies as ok. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier email

The name of the organization or individual signing this is: pki@yandex-team.ru

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: YANDEX LLC

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2

Can be uninstalled

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