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Update for Codec Pack

Published by ironSource

Update for Codec Pack Publisher's Description

During the installation process, the software may collect certain non-personally identifiable information about you, such as country, language, version ID, setup ID, affiliate IDs, and installation...  Read more

Details

Location:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dsite\updateproc
Uninstall:C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\DSite\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe /Uninstall

The trust score is the reputation of Update for Codec Pack based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Files installed (updatetask.exe) are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to bundle potentially unwanted software offers during installation.

8
Malware detections

updatetask.exe has been detected by the following 8 antivirus programs:
Dr.Web
as Adware.Downware.1195
ESET NOD32
as Win32/DownWare.E
Fortinet
as W32/DownWare.E!tr
Kingsoft
as Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Sophos
as Troj/Mdrop-FAN
Trend Micro
as ADW_DOWNWRE
Trend Micro HouseCall
as ADW_DOWNWRE
Vba32 AntiVirus
as SScope.Trojan.Kriptik.8607
Update for Codec Pack installs 4 unique (by hash) versions of the file updatetask.exe that contain multiple malware detections.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends


updatetask.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dsite\updateproc\updatetask.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
MD5:
8
ec63f649f7090f885ebd4770ffb92fcb

Installs by Country

22.2%
20.1%
15.6%
8.9%
7.3%
5.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
2.3%
2.1%
1.8%
1.1%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
US
DE
BR
IT
FR
GB
JP
PL
ES
RU
AR
MX
NL
SA
AU
IN
LY
SE
TW
UA

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Facts

  • Update for Codec Pack is developed by ironSource.
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • The app's installer will bundle additional software during setup which could include potentially unwanted programs.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0030% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.1677%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 83.0%.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 60.69%
Windows 8 18.94%
Windows XP 13.24%
Windows Vista 7.13%

PC Manufacturers

Acer 19.51%
HP 19.26%
Dell 11.85%
ASUS 7.41%
Toshiba 7.16%
GIGABYTE 6.91%
Lenovo 5.43%
Samsung 4.69%
Sony 4.69%
Medion 3.95%
AMI 2.72%
Intel 1.23%
Sahara 0.99%
Packard Bell 0.99%
Gateway 0.99%
NEC 0.74%
MSI 0.74%
Alienware 0.49%
Compaq 0.25%

User Demographics (United States)

SegmentIndex
Gender
Male50
Female50
Age
< 187
18-2515
26-3529
36-4555
46-60105
60+55
Education
High School123
College80
Post Graduate59
Household Income
$0-50k102
$50-100k78
$100-150k52
$150k+30
 
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