How to remove winupdt error

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winupdt.exe file information

The process belongs to the software winupdt.exe or Wind Updates by unknown.

Description: File winupdt.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 (mostly C:\WINDOWS\System32\ or C:\Program Files\WindUpdates\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 36864 bytes (76% of all occurrence), 32256 bytes, 159744 bytes.
The program has no file description. The program has no visible window. The file is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The file is not a Windows system file. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). Therefore the technical security rating is 82% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If winupdt.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" then the security rating is 55% dangerous. File size is 763 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 25088 bytes. It is a file without information about the maker of this file. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). File winupdt.exe is not a Windows system file. winupdt.exe is able to monitor applications.

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

"Windows Update Monitoring Service" definitely not required.
"WindUpdates" definitely not required. Windupdates adware variant

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as winupdt.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the winupdt.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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User Comments

Identified by Trend Micro Troj Agent.LR, associated with the following files: Troj Loader C. , Small.QN, Dloader.DH, BRDUpdate.D, VG.A, and Agent.N

Hard to get rid of it
PO'd

Harfd to clean, Norton missed it, so did Sygate, got to use regclean to stop it =)

worm working with qgdaemon.dll
belga

first time seen in registry, firewall reports unlimitid requests from ip where this registry key is found
smeets

this exe is very harm full for system32 effect directlly c:\winnt\system32
akash

Why does this app initiate outbound IRC communication

Watch out! It's *NOT* the Windows update which you might think it is!

Es ist ein Wurm!!!!
Firehawk (further information)

Summary: 2 users suspect danger. 9 users think winupdt.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 1 user doesn't grade winupdt.exe ("not sure about it").

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