How to remove an msupdt error
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Msupdt.exe file information
More precise details about what the msupdt.exe process belongs to are not available. This is partly because the producer is not identified.
Description: The file msupdt.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows.
The file size on Windows 7/XP is 215,156 bytes. 
The program has a visible window. There is no information about the author of the file. The application starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run).
File msupdt.exe is not a Windows system file.
msupdt.exe seems to be a compressed file.
Therefore the technical security rating is 68% dangerous.
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External information from Paul Collins:
- "msupdates" definitely not required. Added by the RBOT-JO WORM!
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as msupdt.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the msupdt.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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