AppUpdateHelper.lnk dropped in Startup folder by UpdateAssistant.exe

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated Sep 22, 2026•1•0•3

Detects the creation of a shortcut file named 'AppUpdateHelper.lnk' within the Windows Startup folder by the 'UpdateAssistant.exe' process. This pattern may indicate an attempt to establish persistence by an application posing as an update process.