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WkUFind.exe file information

The process Microsoft® Works Update Detection or Microsoft? Works Update Detection or Microsoft® Works-Aktualisierungserkennung or Détection Microsoft® Works Update belongs to the software Update Detection Module or Microsoft® Works or Microsoft Picture It! Express or WkUFind.exe or Microsoft Picture It! Photo or Microsoft Digital Image Pro or GameTap or Lotus SmartSuite - English or Microsoft Picture It! Foto or MediaTickets by OIN or WkUFind.exe" by Microsoft® Corporation (www.microsoft.com) or Microsoft? Corporation or Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File WkUFind.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (mostly C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 50688 bytes (47% of all occurrence), 28672 bytes, 28738 bytes, 210400 bytes, 69632 bytes, 36364 bytes, 31667 bytes, 25601 bytes, 24588 bytes.
WkUFind.exe is not a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The program can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. Therefore the technical security rating is 35% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "WkUFind" is not required to run at start up. MS Works Update Detection. MS Picture It! (versions 7 to current) use this automatic update feature during the log on process. It can also cause your system to automatically dial into your ISP as it tries to access the internet, if you have your system set to automatically dial when the internet is invoked. To manually update, go to Microsoft's Office/Works update site

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