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What is update.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with update.exe, from which further information can be found by clicking on the process title. The icon beside the information can be used to quickly determine if this is a safe file in combination with the key below:


This file is normally safe to leave running.	In most cases, this file is not required to run on startup and can be run manually.	Warning, this file may be a virus, spyware, resource hog and running it is not recommended.	This file may or may not be necessary to load on startup, depending on your circumstances.	No information is available for this item.

update.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	Automatic Windows Updater Added by the GAOBOT.AO WORM!
	AV UpDate Added by the FUROOT-A TROJAN!
	Digital Patrol Update 5 Digital Patrol - "a powerful anti trojan scanner, which detects and eliminates more than 180'000 Trojan Horses and Spywares. Digital Patrol detects viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, malicious ActiveX controls and Java applets."
	Media Codec Update Service Windows Essentials Codec Pack 1.0 is a collection of the most commonly needed video and audio codecs. This program allows keeps these codecs updated
	Microsoft Update Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!
	MouseDrv Added by the ZOTOB.N WORM!
	msupdate Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!
	OrbitUpdate Xupiter OrbitExplorer toolbar related. Drive-by foistware. Use Spybot S&D, Adware or similar to detect and remove and to prevent it re-installing in the future see here
	ScanRegistry Added by the DWNLDR-FZY TROJAN!
	startkey Added by the BIFROSE-DG TROJAN!
	System Update2 Added by the AUTOTROJ-C TROJAN!
	Update QuickButton adware
	Update Service Loaded by Handybits programs such as EasyCrypto. Re-instates itself every time the program is run so best to leave it enabled. Prevent it dialling out via a firewall
	updatewin Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!
	Windows Update Added by the DELF-FN TROJAN!
	WinUpdater Detected by Kaspersky as the STARTPAGE.C TROJAN! See here

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