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Worldwide
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US
Lifespan
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Days
 

eMachines Updater

Published by Acer Incorporated

eMachines Updater Publisher's Description

The eMachines Updater software provides an easy way to keep the software and drivers on your eMachines computer up to date. It provides a list of the current updates that are available for the...  Read more

Details

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

The trust score is the reputation of eMachines 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\emachines\emachines updater\alu.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
Name:Updater Client
MD5:a459e8d447441ff6ae1e46a207e8aadb
ALU (1).exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
Name:Updater
MD5:597e74342988af4f8806314a7b99680a
UpdaterService.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:6bb516a31de232dab436ff3a117e1e80
UpdaterService (1).exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:93b73ded2bc688f140c6ae2fbad45789
UALU.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
Description:ALURecover
MD5:e0497c46f49471a0013434aafc36d006
ALUTaskScheduler.exe
Name:TaskSchedule.exe
MD5:3a8efd04b3e24f184b150eb260568555
ALU_Notify.exe
Description:Acer_ALU_Notify
MD5:f1fd7fbab5dc902ad102a553bad57754
SD.exe
Description:SD
MD5:8942a6b6d870d96900046f4c51864e35
AcrHttp.dll
Name:AcrHttp
MD5:278f944a43c81e056efb9a9450b2260c

Installs by Country

60.7%
6.3%
3.8%
3.5%
2.9%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
US
DE
AU
FR
GB
TW
SE
IT
ES
JP
CA
BR
PH
MX
PT
RU
AT
NZ
DK
PL

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Versions

1.02.3502 3.91%
1.02.3501 3.82%
1.02.3500 5.78%
1.02.3005 5.31%
1.02.3001 38.30%
1.01.3017 27.96%
1.01.3014 14.91%

Facts

  • eMachines Updater is developed by Acer Incorporated.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0014% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.3662%.
  • The typical uninstall rate of this software is about 4.38%.
  • 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 7 known versions. The most widely installed version is 1.02.3001.
  • About 60.7% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 96.74%
Windows 8 1.68%
Windows XP 1.30%
Windows Vista 0.28%

PC Manufacturers

Acer 99.25%
ASUS 0.28%
Dell 0.19%
HP 0.09%
Lenovo 0.09%
Sahara 0.09%

User Demographics (United States)

SegmentIndex
Gender
Male62
Female38
Age
< 1863
18-2597
26-35110
36-45165
46-6087
60+46
Education
High School150
College109
Post Graduate71
Household Income
$0-50k117
$50-100k90
$100-150k60
$150k+35
 
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