Msupdate.exe

[tazwegion]

Since I installed XP-pro (6 days ago) I've been having to deal (daily) with one incursion or another... this is the latest little horror I've turned up on the LAN

 

It wasn't detected by any of the current 'free' AV products I have, it's called MsUpdate.exe and it installs into your 'startup' folder network wide, then continually attempts to 'dial out' (for what purposes I don't know)

 

Its name would suggest it's a Microsoft Product... but here's the file properties...

 

 

 

Deleting it's reasonably easy... but you have to terminate it's process, or it's a no-go

 

Just thought I'd share

 

I hate SCUM-WARE!

[bishop245]

Have you gotten all the patches, security updates and everything else from M$ Taz it should stop it i think

[tazwegion]

Not all... I've heard horror stories about SP2

 

Plus... with all that 'dialing out' (3 instances of MsUpdate)... it ate up most of my meager bandwidth, making d/loading extremely difficult

 

 

Getting a better AV pack this week, with SP2 included on install disk

[Silverfox]

ooh, i had this problem....turned out to be spyware files that my AVG free didnt like much.....ran adaware, problem solved!

 

i however, have had horrors with SP2 i don;t deserve this! argh! arrrrrgh!! arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

[tazwegion]

Which issues did you have with SP2 Silverfox? <_<

 

Also my version of Adaware 6.0 PE didn't detect anything... it was trial & error/LAN fault locating & luck