Automatic LiveUpdate Module is a process included in Norton Antivirus software, executed on the computer through its file extension of aupdate.exe. The process is also sometimes called AutoUpdater Module. The process is the general auto updater for all Norton AV software. This means that whatever type or version of Norton AV you have installed on the computer; you will get the same auto updater file. If you have configured this file to run automatically, it will look for updates whenever you are connected to the Internet, and if any are found, you will be alerted that there are updates ready for download. The file is set to launch when the PC boots. You may disable the file if you wish to simply manually look for updates whenever you deem it necessary. The file has been mentioned, on several occasions, as a form of spyware. If your anti-spyware program detected the file as such, you may want to disable the file altogether. Disabling the file will not affect the performance of your Norton AV software.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. aupdate.exe. is used by Automatic LiveUpdate Module, If you shut down aupdate.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop aupdate.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Automatic LiveUpdate Module, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed aupdate.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Automatic LiveUpdate Module, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if aupdate.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that aupdate.exe, belongs to, in this case Automatic LiveUpdate Module