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The process Automatic Updates belongs to the software winupd.exe or Microsoft® Windows® Operating System by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File winupd.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 21755 bytes (33% of all occurrence), 21028 bytes, 21797 bytes.
There is no description of the program. The program has no visible window. It is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. File winupd.exe is not a Windows core file. Program uses ports to connect to LAN or Internet. winupd.exe is able to hide itself, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 93% dangerous.

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If winupd.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 90% dangerous. File size is 131072 bytes. There is no information about the maker of the file. The program has no visible window. It is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The file is not a Windows core file. The application listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. winupd.exe is able to hide itself, monitor applications.

If winupd.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 68% dangerous. File size is 868864 bytes. The program is not visible. File winupd.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. winupd.exe is not a Windows system file. The program listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. winupd.exe is able to hide itself.

External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

  • "MSStartOptimizer" definitely not required. Adult content dialler - see here. This has to be cleared at the same time as RegCompres (REGCPM32.EXE), atisrc2 (windfind.exe) and mmxrun (msosa.exe), otherwise they return
  • "winupd.exe" definitely not required. Added by the BEAGLE.M or BEAGLE.N WORMS!

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as winupd.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the winupd.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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