What is windowsupdate.exe?

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

windowsupdate.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	autoload Detected by Trend Micro as the POLYCRYP.DY TROJAN! See here
	DRam prosessor Added by the RBOT-BBZ WORM!
	HKLMRun Added by the FORBOT-BJ WORM! (where HKLMRun represents HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun)
	Microsoft Security Monitor Process Added by a variant of the IRCBOT BACKDOOR! See here
	Microsoft Security Monitor Process Added by a variant of the IRCBOT BACKDOOR! See here
	Microsoft Windows Update Added by the AGOBOT.ON WORM!
	Windows Auto Updater Added by the SDBOT.PB WORM! Note that there is a space at the beginning of the filename, ie, " WINDOWSUPDATE.EXE"
	Windows drivers update Added by the RBOT-ACE WORM!
	Windows Update Added by the BAYROB-A TROJAN!

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