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Summary: There are many files with the name updater.exe, but so far most of them appear to be adware or spyware.

What is updater.exe?

Apparently there are several different files all named updater.exe. And so far most of them appear to be adware/spyware. This page has a fairly comprehensive list.

The bottom line is that you need to get and run a good anti-spyware program asap.

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Article C2177 - September 1, 2004

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Here's a simple way to get rid of Updater:

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

This is Startup Control Panel (Freeware). It will let you easily disable the updater.exe from running at system startup.

Posted by: Phillip at August 21, 2005 3:36 PM

Simple way to remove the Updater.exe pain in the butt? You bet. The link is most helpfull. Use the EXE vers. I could not remove this manually so I used the EXE vers. One click to delete, reboot, and then run again. Deleted permanently and XP search does not find a trace of this pain in the arse. Byte me IRiver. Kudos to the creator of this goodee. Many thanks.

Posted by: Rockie at August 24, 2005 8:20 PM

I tried the spyware xoftspy no luck still have the stupid moodlogic popping up incesently..I dont under stand exe vers? sorry semi computer stupid. Please explain that one...thanks

Posted by: Holly at September 2, 2005 6:59 PM

Guys, My son installed iriver software after I purchased an mp3 player for him. Moodlogic was doing the same thing and driving me nuts! My son since then has gone back to another state, but I installed "Microsoft Antispyware Beta 1" for free and was able to delete updater.exe using the tool they give you. THey have an application agents checkpoint in it that tells you all of the things that are running on your system. Getting Norton 2005 is also a "MUST!"

Posted by: Tony at December 31, 2005 6:24 AM

Updater.exe got installed on my computer after I installed iRiver Music Manager as well. I deleted using this approach:

* Bring up the task manager (Cntrl-alt-delete) and in the “Processes” tab, you can see Updater.exe running. Select it and press the “delete” key.

* Then you can delete the c:\updater.exe file without a problem.

From what I observed so far, it hasn’t reinstalled itself or done anything malicious.

Posted by: Muthu at December 31, 2005 8:23 AM

the other file associated with updater.exe from Moodlogic via iRiver is catgen.exe, also in the root directory. I was able to simply clobber each of them.

I dunno, either, about the "excellent rep" of iRiver. I bought their iFP-799 player, which claimed to play .wma files; it didn't so I followed all their bs instructions replacing firmware with same version, and the MusicManager with the same version, no joy. got them on the phone finally and after 1/2 hour jerking me around they told me that Windows Lossless format (a flavor of .wma) "just doesn't work". So I says of course "Why not mention that in the docs, or on the website?". I wouldn't have liked it but it wouldn't have caused me to return the product. But the deception did, F*** iRiver.

Posted by: tracy pierce at January 5, 2006 8:03 PM

hi
i install Symantec antivirus to my pc ofter instal SAV i try to update latest patch ofter 70% uptation it is giving error Application Error
UPDATER Caused a Genera protection Fault in module UPDATER.EXE at 0001:ACF4
Choose close .UPDATER will colse

So pls give me solution pls

Posted by: umesh at February 7, 2006 9:07 PM

I just got this "updater.exe" box with Norton asking if i would allow or deny it's access. I don't have the iriver everyone is talking about. But is it a coincidence that today right before it 2 things happened: 1) I downloaded a upromise thing called "remindu" ? 2) A storm knocked out my power twice for a few seconds ?

Posted by: Tammy at October 4, 2006 6:56 PM

Interesting link about CATGEN.EXE. It is classified as spyware.

http://spywarefiles.prevx.com/RRHFEB46753/CATGEN.EXE.html

Thanks all for the info about update.exe, I've been living with that tumor for a year.

If you have an iRiver, it is possible to upgrade your firmware so it appears as a USB drive, and you can uninstall the whole iRiver application forever.

Posted by: some guy at December 28, 2007 6:54 AM

my pc always says it cant find the updater exe
whats that about

Posted by: geneva samples at October 30, 2008 9:06 AM

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