FilesFrog Update
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| Ranking: | 6,947 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 17,700 |
| First Seen: | September 5, 2012 |
| Last Seen: | June 29, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The FilesFrog Update Checker program is licensed under the GNU Freeware License and is published by Somoto Ltd. The FilesFrog Update Checker is promoted as a utility that can help you download and install updates to commonly used applications like Java, Adobe Flash Player, and drivers for brands like NVIDIA, ATI and Intel. Keep in mind that NVIDIA drivers come with a built-in updater, as well as other apps like Flash and Java. Installing the FilesFrog Update Checker alongside the legitimate update module might not be a good idea. Additionally, Somoto Ltd. might use the FilesFrog Update Checker program to deliver marketing materials from sponsors to your desktop, and you might not welcome video commercials playing on your screen while you are gaming and watching a movie with your family.
Researchers note that Somoto Ltd. is known to create ad-supported programs like Movies Toolbar and the Krazy Joystick Games that were not received well by the Windows community. Also, the FilesFrog Update Checker program is designed to run as a system service, and users might experience errors when trying to remove it. You might have difficulties finding the primary process of the FilesFrog Update Checker because it is named only as update_checker.exe and lacks a sensible description. The FilesFrog Update Checker is not correctly listed in the Windows Task Manager, and users may not be able to stop its activity and remove it quickly. Also, the default installation path for the FilesFrog Update Checker program is C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\FilesFrog Update Checker, which is uncommon. Most programs are installed to Program Files and Program Files (86) while settings are stored in AppData.
We should note that badware may be found installed to AppData, Temp and ProgramData. Therefore, experts recognize FilesFrog Update Checker as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that you may wish to remove and have problems to achieve that goal. Fortunately, there are anti-spyware applications designed to uninstall and clean the traces of software like the FilesFrog Update Checker by Somoto Ltd.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove FilesFrog Update
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | uninstall.exe.vir | 0f076b911c978a09bcc69879de5d0110 | 466 |
| 2. | update_checker.exe | 53b2d86b1dfc89377706bfd478d253a0 | 21 |
Registry Details
Directories
FilesFrog Update may create the following directory or directories:
| %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\FilesFrog Update Checker |
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\FilesFrog Update Checker |
| %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\FilesFrog Update Checker |
