The update.exe process is used by the Spyware Doctor Internet Security Product. The company it originates from, the Spyware Doctor Internet Security helps the users give protection to their computers from possible hazardous attacks like Trojans and spyware, which can be spread to many other users through downloads and emails, especially since these malicious Internet-bound threats can lead to unauthorized access to the user’s computer system. This EXE file checks for updates to the Spyware Doctor Internet Security whenever it is executed to ensure that the software has its latest components and keeps things up to date to be able to remove spyware that are within the user’s computer. There are other programs that also utilize the update.exe process like ASUS Update, Smart Update, IncUpdate, Microsoft Windows Operating System and WinGate Application. However, although these programs use the update.exe process, in some instances its function can be performed differently depending on the specific program that uses the function.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Spyware Doctor Internet Security Product, 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 update.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 update.exe, belongs to, in this case Spyware Doctor Internet Security Product