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f-secure automatic update.exe (F-Secure Automatic Update.exe)

This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.


In addition to the file name, f-secure automatic update.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:F-Secure Automatic Update
Product contains:RunnerEXE Application

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.f-secure.com/



Win Patrol

F-Secure Automatic Update.exe - F-Secure pattern file/scan engine updater.

f-secure automatic update.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called f-secure automatic update.exe, we have detected 6 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
f-secure automatic update.exe6
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xac4e48ae77104c99391ad86dd8198d99 32 KB
2 0xf6b41787a2312df1f2b3e1c5fe5ad57e 32 KB
3 0x823fbdf298db1ce16c861841bd38625a 32 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
4 0x0236443aad4870bd180a222f163c7b64 32807 bytes
5 0x520e2cf94ce7793b1e620e3e42fe07f6 32807 bytes
6 0xaf695d3e54a87bd6eb842df838f7c52c 32807 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.