The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the ProductUpdater.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.
Description:ProductUpdater.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. The file ProductUpdater.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" (for example C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Freemake Shared\ProductUpdater\).
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 73,216 bytes (19% of all occurrences), 75,776 bytes and 48 more variants.
It is not a Windows core file. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, TaskScheduler).
The program has no visible window. There is no description of the program.
Therefore the technical security rating is 46% dangerous; however you should also read the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
The developer Freemake provides a support site for assistance, and an uninstaller (Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program ⇒ Ellora Assets Corp).
Important: Some malware also uses the file name ProductUpdater.exe, for example Virus:Win32/Chir.B@mm (detected by Microsoft), and Email-Worm.Win32.Runouce.b (detected by Kaspersky). Therefore, you should check the ProductUpdater.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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Its installed when you download FreeMaker or something. Its not bad but you can remove it. grastar (further information)
I'm not sure about it, because I am a new user of a computer Hriehowi
After seeing the comment about the product update being connected to the Fremaker I used Revo Unistaller with the advanced tab and the said process was turned off on time, so in my case it was Fremaker. Ricardo Camillo
c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Freemake Shared\ProductUpdater\ProductUpdater.exe It does seem to be part of Freemake software; in my case I have installed the audio converter. CPUWatcher (further information)
ProductUpdater.exe 1. Does not turn up at all when searching for it with Windows search facility. 2. It promises to look for a solution online to the problem "ProductUpdater has stopped working" but does nothing at all when you go online. 3. It bugs you whenever you switch on your computer. So there's something fishy about it. M. Hardy
Tskmgr shows the process is active - right click choose properties, and it will show you the exact time and date it came on board...in my case, I had installed "FreemakeVideoDownloader" exact same time/date. repoman1122 (further information)
updated my windows and my memory usage went up by 0.7gbs previously it was 2.3 but after updating it went to 3.1gbs, found that productupdater.exe was allowed to autostart so deleted it and now my memory usage is back to normal(2.3gb when idle) i had installed the audio converter 4x
Summary: Average user rating of ProductUpdater.exe:
based on 11 votes with 8 user comments.
One user thinks ProductUpdater.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.
5 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous.
3 users suspect danger.
2 users think ProductUpdater.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.
One user is not sure about it.
Best practices for resolving ProductUpdater issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with ProductUpdater. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the ProductUpdater.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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grastar (further information)
Hriehowi
EvilRainbow00 (further information)
Ricardo Camillo
CPUWatcher (further information)
M. Hardy
repoman1122 (further information)
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Summary: Average user rating of ProductUpdater.exe: based on 11 votes with 8 user comments. One user thinks ProductUpdater.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 5 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users suspect danger. 2 users think ProductUpdater.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. One user is not sure about it.