private static object CheckUpdate(Assembly mainAssembly)
        {
            var companyAttribute =
                (AssemblyCompanyAttribute)GetAttribute(mainAssembly, typeof(AssemblyCompanyAttribute));
            string appCompany = companyAttribute != null ? companyAttribute.Company : "";

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppTitle))
            {
                var titleAttribute =
                    (AssemblyTitleAttribute)GetAttribute(mainAssembly, typeof(AssemblyTitleAttribute));
                AppTitle = titleAttribute != null ? titleAttribute.Title : mainAssembly.GetName().Name;
            }

            string registryLocation = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(appCompany)
                ? $@"Software\{appCompany}\{AppTitle}\AutoUpdater"
                : $@"Software\{AppTitle}\AutoUpdater";

            if (PersistenceProvider == null)
            {
                PersistenceProvider = new RegistryPersistenceProvider(registryLocation);
            }

            BaseUri = new Uri(AppCastURL);

            UpdateInfoEventArgs args;

            using (MyWebClient client = GetWebClient(BaseUri, BasicAuthXML))
            {
                string xml = client.DownloadString(BaseUri);

                if (ParseUpdateInfoEvent == null)
                {
                    XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(UpdateInfoEventArgs));
                    XmlTextReader xmlTextReader = new XmlTextReader(new StringReader(xml))
                    {
                        XmlResolver = null
                    };
                    args = (UpdateInfoEventArgs)xmlSerializer.Deserialize(xmlTextReader);
                }
                else
                {
                    ParseUpdateInfoEventArgs parseArgs = new ParseUpdateInfoEventArgs(xml);
                    ParseUpdateInfoEvent(parseArgs);
                    args = parseArgs.UpdateInfo;
                }
            }

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(args.CurrentVersion) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(args.DownloadURL))
            {
                throw new MissingFieldException();
            }

            args.InstalledVersion  = mainAssembly.GetName().Version;
            args.IsUpdateAvailable = new Version(args.CurrentVersion) > mainAssembly.GetName().Version;

            if (!Mandatory)
            {
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(args.Mandatory.MinimumVersion) ||
                    args.InstalledVersion < new Version(args.Mandatory.MinimumVersion))
                {
                    Mandatory  = args.Mandatory.Value;
                    UpdateMode = args.Mandatory.UpdateMode;
                }
            }

            if (Mandatory)
            {
                ShowRemindLaterButton = false;
                ShowSkipButton        = false;
            }
            else
            {
                // Read the persisted state from the persistence provider.
                // This method makes the persistence handling independent from the storage method.
                var skippedVersion = PersistenceProvider.GetSkippedVersion();
                if (skippedVersion != null)
                {
                    var currentVersion = new Version(args.CurrentVersion);
                    if (currentVersion <= skippedVersion)
                    {
                        return(null);
                    }

                    if (currentVersion > skippedVersion)
                    {
                        // Update the persisted state. Its no longer makes sense to have this flag set as we are working on a newer application version.
                        PersistenceProvider.SetSkippedVersion(null);
                    }
                }

                var remindLaterAt = PersistenceProvider.GetRemindLater();
                if (remindLaterAt != null)
                {
                    int compareResult = DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Now, remindLaterAt.Value);

                    if (compareResult < 0)
                    {
                        return(remindLaterAt.Value);
                    }
                }
            }

            return(args);
        }