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wuauclt.exe in Task Manager
OS: XP Home Edition
Around 10 A.M. today (10 August), while browsing, I noticed a lot of disk activity that seemed to be associated with the process wuauclt.exe. I assumed that an automatic update was being downloaded. However, I was never prompted to install an update, and the Windows Update site showed that my last update was downloaded on 1 August. I haven't noticed any performance problems, in fact the only thing that I noticed is that the appearance of the Windows Update site has changed. My anti-virus software scan reported nothing. Comments? |
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Correction: wuauclt.exe to wuaudt.exe
Upon closer examination, Task Manager reports wuaudt.exe,
not wuauclt.exe. -----Original Message----- OS: XP Home Edition Around 10 A.M. today (10 August), while browsing, I noticed a lot of disk activity that seemed to be associated with the process wuauclt.exe. I assumed that an automatic update was being downloaded. However, I was never prompted to install an update, and the Windows Update site showed that my last update was downloaded on 1 August. I haven't noticed any performance problems, in fact the only thing that I noticed is that the appearance of the Windows Update site has changed. My anti-virus software scan reported nothing. Comments? . |
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Correction: wuauclt.exe to wuaudt.exe
Please be sure that your "correction", is correct. WUAUCLT.EXE is =
associated with the Cult-B trojan. http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojcultb.html http://securityresponse.symantec.com...door.clt.html= --=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. =20 "Ummagumma" wrote in message = ... Upon closer examination, Task Manager reports wuaudt.exe,=20 not wuauclt.exe. -----Original Message----- OS: XP Home Edition Around 10 A.M. today (10 August), while browsing, I=20 noticed a lot of disk activity that seemed to be=20 associated with the process wuauclt.exe. I assumed that=20 an automatic update was being downloaded. However, I=20 was=20 never prompted to install an update, and the Windows=20 Update site showed that my last update was downloaded on=20 1 August. =20 I haven't noticed any performance problems, in fact the=20 only thing that I noticed is that the appearance of the=20 Windows Update site has changed. My anti-virus software=20 scan reported nothing. Comments? . |
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wuauclt.exe in Task Manager
I have the same exact thing. Take a real close look at the process listing,
a 'c' and a 'l' together, look very much like a 'd'. I notice that Symantec lists it as a Trojan: http://securityresponse.symantec.com...kdoor.clt.html However, I notice the process only starts running after I visit the Windows Update site! Also, after a large amount of bytes transferred, it tries to install what looks like a Microsoft Works update (Word 2002), asking me for the original disk. Perhaps the 'wu' stands for Works Update and not Windows Update. Anyway, I followed the instructions on the Symantec site - turning off Restore, running a full system scan, and editing registry item. The system scan found no such trojan file, and there is no such registry item. However, the fact that the process only starts after visiting Windows Update site, in addition to the fact that I read Microsoft recently updated Works, leads me to believe that something else is going on here, probably just a Works Update coming through the Windows Update site, since we all have been told to set our computers to automatically download and update. Possible?? "Ummagumma" wrote: OS: XP Home Edition Around 10 A.M. today (10 August), while browsing, I noticed a lot of disk activity that seemed to be associated with the process wuauclt.exe. I assumed that an automatic update was being downloaded. However, I was never prompted to install an update, and the Windows Update site showed that my last update was downloaded on 1 August. I haven't noticed any performance problems, in fact the only thing that I noticed is that the appearance of the Windows Update site has changed. My anti-virus software scan reported nothing. Comments? |
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