Patch My PC Updater v4.2.0.2 (March 4, 2021)

[silversurfer]

What's new in 4.2.0.2 (04-Mar/2021)

Improvements:

• Improved error handling if internet is not available or firewalls are blocking access to patchmypc.com

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[TairikuOkami]

They could improve auto-updating, I am not allowing a random exe from Temp to connect to the internet, so I have to actually patch patchmypc myself.

 

[amirr]

What do you mean by Temp?

 

[silversurfer]

Probably was meant:

C:\Users\your username\AppData\Local\Temp

That's one of the most used places in Windows where malware trying to execute...

 

[ForgottenSeer 89360]

You can open this temp directory by pressing Win Key + R and then typing %temp%.
It's good to clear it from time to time and no executables should remain. If they do, they would be very suspicious.