wupdate.exe

[LMC]

WWhen I try to shut down or restart I am told that
Windows (XP) can not shut down wupdate.exe. What is this
file and what is going on. I keep my system updated in
all programs. Thanks

[PA Bear]

WUPDATE.EXE (AKA WUPDATER.EXE) = KeenValue/Incredifind hijacker!
http://www.safersite.com/pestinfo/k/keenvalue.asp
http://217.115.153.73/parasite/KeenValue.html

Check your system for "hijackware":

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

CoolWebSearch Chronicles
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Run these tools in the following order with nothing else running in
background:

1. CWShredder (fix all found)

2. Ad-Aware (fix all found)

3. Spybot (RTFM but generally fix everything in red)

Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
http://forum.mvps.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**

[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
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HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp

LMC wrote:
> WWhen I try to shut down or restart I am told that
> Windows (XP) can not shut down wupdate.exe. What is this
> file and what is going on. I keep my system updated in
> all programs. Thanks