Update.exe running continuously on XP Pro machines

Anyone got a solution for this? Update.exe is running (almost) continuously
on several machines I oversee. It shows up in task manager and eats up all
the CPU usage and then stops, and restarts - just keeps going until I kill
the Auto-Update service.

1) Download the following three items...

Trend Sysclean Package
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

Latest Trend Pattern File.
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp

Adaware SE (free personal version v1.05)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Create a directory.
On drive "C:\"
(e.g., "c:\New Folder")
or the desktop
(e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")

Download Sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
Download the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
For example; lpt408.zip

Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
sysclean.com.

2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions.
3) Disable System Restore
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDoc...SysRestore.htm
4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode and shutdown as many applications as possible
5) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your
platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
(a few cycles may be needed)
6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the
Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware
7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
(e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
8) Reboot your PC.
9) Create a new Restore point


* * * Please report your results ! * * *

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html






"blots" <> wrote in message
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| Anyone got a solution for this? Update.exe is running (almost) continuously
| on several machines I oversee. It shows up in task manager and eats up all
| the CPU usage and then stops, and restarts - just keeps going until I kill
| the Auto-Update service.

Can you send me your %windir%\windowsupdate.log file?

Thanks.

Derek

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"blots" <> wrote in message
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> Anyone got a solution for this? Update.exe is running (almost)
> continuously
> on several machines I oversee. It shows up in task manager and eats up
> all
> the CPU usage and then stops, and restarts - just keeps going until I kill
> the Auto-Update service.

I have this too on a number of machines as do my colleagues. It's widespread
but MS aren't yet owning up to an issue.

"blots" wrote:

> Anyone got a solution for this? Update.exe is running (almost) continuously
> on several machines I oversee. It shows up in task manager and eats up all
> the CPU usage and then stops, and restarts - just keeps going until I kill
> the Auto-Update service.

> "blots" wrote:
>
>> Anyone got a solution for this? Update.exe is running (almost) continuously
>> on several machines I oversee. It shows up in task manager and eats up all
>> the CPU usage and then stops, and restarts - just keeps going until I kill
>> the Auto-Update service.


See if your windowsupdate.log has the same sort of apparent loop
in it that I analysed for poster "mike g" last month:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...e-834b53020f7b

My suggestion then was to see if using a customized install
(e.g. one patch at a time) would let him avoid the problem.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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"CaptJolly" <> wrote in message
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>I have this too on a number of machines as do my colleagues. It's widespread
> but MS aren't yet owning up to an issue.
....

Yes it does and you can circumvent by installing updates one at a time. Not
very practical though, I have it on several machines.

I tried stopping the Update service and deleting the entire contents of the
c:\windows\softwaredowload.
To no avail, it started looping again on the first install.

Can't understand why MS is owning up to this issue. It must be causing
significant waste of bandwidth.

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> > "blots" wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone got a solution for this? Update.exe is running (almost) continuously
> >> on several machines I oversee. It shows up in task manager and eats up all
> >> the CPU usage and then stops, and restarts - just keeps going until I kill
> >> the Auto-Update service.
>
>
> See if your windowsupdate.log has the same sort of apparent loop
> in it that I analysed for poster "mike g" last month:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...e-834b53020f7b
>
> My suggestion then was to see if using a customized install
> (e.g. one patch at a time) would let him avoid the problem.
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
> "CaptJolly" <> wrote in message
> news:38FE12ED-1106-448C-BF26-...
> >I have this too on a number of machines as do my colleagues. It's widespread
> > but MS aren't yet owning up to an issue.
> ....
>
>
>