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What is it?
Windows Update Automatic Client - wuauclt.exe
What does it do?
wuauclt.exe - This is used by the automatic update tool in Windows ME to check the Windows Update site every so often to see if any updates need to be installed.
More Info
More Info
Virus Precaution:
The original wuauclt.exe from
Microsoft gets placed in the
Located at
C:WINDOWSSystem32wuauclt.exe . If you find it anywhere else then you should be suspicious for sure.
You'll want to keep an eye on
this google search for any known viruses.
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Backdoor.Clt @ Symantec Corporation
Troj/Cult-B @ Sophos
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wuauclt.exe is a Windows System File and should be in a system directory. If
it is then this application is safe.
Startup DB Entries:
( 1 ) "Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate wuauclt.exe process
( 2 ) "Added by the LAZAR.B TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate wuauclt.exe process
Disclaimer
Every attempt has been made to ensure the information about wuauclt.exe is accurate but alot of malware applications try to pose as valid applications. If it is something other than what was posted above please leave some feedback in the forum.
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