Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-09 Thread Mort
Hi, every few days, I get a message on both my Windows 7 and XP PCs, asking if I wish to allow updater.exe to access my hard drive. Not knowing what it is, I always say no. Can someone please tell me the origin and safety of this address. Thank you. Mort Linder ___

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-09 Thread Philip TAYLOR
Assuming (because this is a Seamonkey forum) that you are referring to the Seamonkey component called "updater.exe", it lives (on my machine) under : E:\Layered products\Mozilla\SeaMonkey What is not clear to me is what exactly you mean by "the origin and safety of this address". /What/

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-09 Thread Michael Gordon
Mort wrote: Hi, every few days, I get a message on both my Windows 7 and XP PCs, asking if I wish to allow updater.exe to access my hard drive. Not knowing what it is, I always say no. Can someone please tell me the origin and safety of this address. Thank you. Mort Linder Mort, first thing,

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-09 Thread Mort
Michael Gordon wrote: Mort wrote: Hi, every few days, I get a message on both my Windows 7 and XP PCs, asking if I wish to allow updater.exe to access my hard drive. Not knowing what it is, I always say no. Can someone please tell me the origin and safety of this address. Thank you. Mort Lind

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-09 Thread Michael Gordon
Mort wrote: Michael Gordon wrote: Mort wrote: Hi, every few days, I get a message on both my Windows 7 and XP PCs, asking if I wish to allow updater.exe to access my hard drive. Not knowing what it is, I always say no. Can someone please tell me the origin and safety of this address. Thank yo

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-10 Thread Mort
Michael Gordon wrote: Because you have not been explicit in your knowledge about updater.exe, and because SM uses an automatic updating application, I performed a simple search on my Windows PC and discovered 2 different occurrence of the updater,exe program. 1. Is in the SeaMonkey Program folde

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-10 Thread Ray_Net
Mort wrote, On 10/10/2012 15:53: Michael Gordon wrote: Because you have not been explicit in your knowledge about updater.exe, and because SM uses an automatic updating application, I performed a simple search on my Windows PC and discovered 2 different occurrence of the updater,exe program. 1.

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-10 Thread Mort
Ray_Net wrote: Mort wrote, On 10/10/2012 15:53: Michael Gordon wrote: Because you have not been explicit in your knowledge about updater.exe, and because SM uses an automatic updating application, I performed a simple search on my Windows PC and discovered 2 different occurrence of the updater

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-10 Thread Michael Gordon
Mort wrote: Ray_Net wrote: Mort wrote, On 10/10/2012 15:53: Michael Gordon wrote: Because you have not been explicit in your knowledge about updater.exe, and because SM uses an automatic updating application, I performed a simple search on my Windows PC and discovered 2 different occurrence o

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-10 Thread Mort
Michael Gordon wrote: Mort, If those are the only updater files you have you are safe using them. each associated updater file listed is an automatic update checker that connects to its server looking for recent updates for the respective program. If you want to go further with this research u

Re: Meaning of "updater.exe"?

2012-10-10 Thread Michael Gordon
Mort wrote: Michael Gordon wrote: Mort, If those are the only updater files you have you are safe using them. each associated updater file listed is an automatic update checker that connects to its server looking for recent updates for the respective program. If you want to go further with th