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Application Updater??

  • 09-08-2012 2:43pm
    #1
    dixiedan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 799 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Every time I start up my computer (Windows XP with all updates) my Bullguard AV throws up a message telling me that someting called "Application Updater" wants to access the internet and asks me do I want to allow it. I click don't allow and everyting works ok.

    I did a search on the computer for "Application Updater" and the search throws up as shown in attached image. Doesn't really tell me much :(

    Anybody know what this might be?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    Do you have PDF Forge or PDF Creator programs installed? Or it could be a youtube toolbar


  • #3
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    cookie1977 wrote: »
    Do you have PDF Forge or PDF Creator programs installed? Or it could be a youtube toolbar

    Some spyware record these guys have...


  • #4
    Tommay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭Tommay


    Can you right click on the application and go to properties, then click the Details tab and see what it says under origin.


  • #5
    dixiedan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 799 ✭✭✭dixiedan


    Thanks for the replies.

    To the best of my knowledge, I have no PDF creator files installed (I have this computer a long time now and may well have done something in the dim and distant past and uninstalled it.). However this issue only came up recently.

    When I right click and go to properties, there is actually no option to select details however the attached images show what comes up when I look at Version and Digital Signature .... something referring to Spigot :confused:

    I should also add that I have a habit of downloading free applications (usually recommended in computer magazines) to try them out. Most of them are uninstalled eventually but I have kept one or two useful ones.


  • #6
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    It's a search toolbar. Uninstall it from your control panel. It could be called dealio toolbar or some other toolbar


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  • #7
    Skerries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    might not be a bad idea to run malwarebytes or superantispyware and ccleaner to get rid of anything nasty lurking in there
    Untitled Image




  • #8
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Youtube Downloader also carries Spigot spyware.


  • #9
    RUCKING FETARD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭RUCKING FETARD


    superantispyware EULA wasn't great the last time I read it either...


  • #10
    dixiedan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 799 ✭✭✭dixiedan


    Thanks everyone for all the advice and help. It was a search toolbar associated with youtubedownloader. Now uninstalled and everything ok.


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