What is win32update.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with win32update.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.

win32update.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	Microsoft Windows 32 Update Added by a variant of the IRCBOT TROJAN!
	MS Unix Binary Added by the RBOT-BAS WORM!
	Win32 Kernel Update Added by the PROXY-BS TROJAN!
	Windows Update Detected by PCTools as the SDBOT.FTK WORM! See here

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