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What is connectautoupdate.exe? Connect Auto Update?

Vendor:      Sony
Product:     CONNECTAuto Update
Vendor Website:      http://www.sony.com/index.php
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data
Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

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Purpose: CONNECTAutoUpdate.exe - This is the automatic update application for Sony Connect player software and media store. Connect software allows users to download music, video, and books. It is downloaded directly from Sony and can be played only on Sony players. Connect is for use with Windows operating systems and Internet Explorer. Sony has lost court decisions as recent as February 2007 over its DRM restrictions. The courts decided that Sony is not doing enough to inform Connect users that the media must be played using a Sony Player. See the links that follow. Sony XCP rootkit, The Australian News, Cbet blog

connectautoupdate.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.


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connectautoupdate.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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connectautoupdate.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB

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connectautoupdate.exe



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