Ranked
#244
Worldwide
Ranked
#402
US
Lifespan
213.1
Days
 

Acer Updater

Published by Acer Incorporated

Details

Latest version:1.02.3502
Location:C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Updater
Install size:3.29 MB (3,446,666 bytes)
About URL:http://www.acer.com
Download page:http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/download.htm
Language:English (9)
Uninstall:"C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{EE171732-BEB4-4576-887D-CB62727F01CA}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly

The trust score is the reputation of Acer Updater based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
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Reasons behind trust score

  • Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends


alu.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\acer\acer updater\alu.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
Name:Updater Client
MD5:a459e8d447441ff6ae1e46a207e8aadb
UpdaterService.exe
Behavior:Service
Name:Updater
MD5:6bb516a31de232dab436ff3a117e1e80
UALU.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
Description:ALURecover
MD5:e0497c46f49471a0013434aafc36d006
ALUTaskScheduler.exe
Name:TaskSchedule.exe
MD5:3a8efd04b3e24f184b150eb260568555
ALU_Notify.exe
Description:Acer_ALU_Notify
MD5:116e4574d4b53e62bb6d36acda80f1fb
SD.exe
Description:SD
MD5:39122be730dd5d3d50b97df587ba228c
AcrHttp.dll
Name:AcrHttp
MD5:278f944a43c81e056efb9a9450b2260c

Installs by Country

24.5%
14.8%
7.2%
5.5%
4.9%
4.9%
3.5%
3.2%
2.7%
2.5%
2.2%
1.9%
1.5%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
US
DE
GB
CA
TW
IT
FR
ES
AU
BR
NL
BE
JP
MX
NO
MY
PL
PT
CH
SE

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Versions

1.02.3502 17.18%
1.02.3501 12.25%
1.02.3500 16.23%
1.02.3005 3.77%
1.02.3001 28.98%
1.01.3017 14.06%
1.01.3016 0.21%
1.01.3014 7.33%

Facts

  • Acer Updater is developed by Acer Incorporated.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0113% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 2.9591%.
  • The typical uninstall rate of this software is about 2.28%.
  • A startup entry key is added to the all-user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots.
  • The app adds a Windows Service named 'Live Updater Service' (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Live Updater Service).
  • The current version is 1.02.3502 with 8 known versions. The most widely installed version is 1.02.3001.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 96.27%
Windows 8 2.64%
Windows XP 0.60%
Windows Vista 0.49%

PC Manufacturers

Acer 98.92%
HP 0.34%
ASUS 0.22%
Dell 0.15%
Sahara 0.13%
Lenovo 0.09%
Alienware 0.04%
Toshiba 0.04%
Gateway 0.02%
AMI 0.01%
Intel 0.01%
Sony 0.01%
Samsung 0.01%

User Demographics (United States)

SegmentIndex
Gender
Male58
Female42
Age
< 1855
18-2585
26-3596
36-45144
46-6076
60+40
Education
High School135
College93
Post Graduate64
Household Income
$0-50k111
$50-100k85
$100-150k57
$150k+33
 
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