What is the "updroots.exe" ?

Our database contains 3 different files for filename updroots.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name updroots.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description UPDROOTS. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 3 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process updroots.exe.

This executable servers as a part of the roots certificate update for Microsoft Windows - You will find it as a part of the Windows XP Pro SP3 (KB931125) and probably also other updates. This file serves as a command line utility, with following params : -h Help -d Delete (default is to add) -l Local Machine (default is Third Party) More specific info can be found here : http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/XP/Q_27699883.html

updroots.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "updroots.exe"

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
UPDROOTS
Version:
5.2.3790.4456
MD5:
d370fb65b659bc84557aa170b4aa9a4b
SHA1:
6254508e4c2fd21a92394712ccbf46044e1f8c04
SHA256:
b6a394bd6434283baf8839d22f69a09327355d27d00bf4e0293ae6a0fe677696
Size:
6656
Directory:
%TEMP%\IXP000.TMP
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
Medium oc1

Is the Process "updroots.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
100% of reviewed files are marked as System file.
Latest new variant of the file with name "updroots.exe" was discovered 4130 days ago. Our database contains 3 variants of the file "updroots.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
Filename "updroots.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

User Reviews of the "updroots.exe"

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Reviews for all files with name "updroots.exe"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\updroots.exe (Variant: 17437964)

    This executable servers as a part of the roots certificate update for Microsoft Windows - You will find it as a part of the Windows XP Pro SP3 (KB931125) and probably also other updates. This file serves as a command line utility, with following params : -h Help -d Delete (default is to add) -l Local Machine (default is Third Party) More specific info can be found here : http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/XP/Q_27699883.html