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Description: File wuauclt.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 124,184 bytes (60% of all occurrence), 53,080 bytes, 111,104 bytes, 113,944 bytes, 53,448 bytes, 124,376 bytes, 139,776 bytes, 112,128 bytes, 51,224 bytes, 124,696 bytes, 43,008 bytes, 111,616 bytes, 68,440 bytes, 80,216 bytes, 114,136 bytes, 53,592 bytes, 14,597 bytes, 106,264 bytes, 141,824 bytes, 71,000 bytes, 171,520 bytes, 148,760 bytes, 248,832 bytes, 237,340 bytes, 261,080 bytes, 125,208 bytes, 114,968 bytes, 112,640 bytes.
wuauclt.exe is a Windows system file. The file is certified by a trustworthy company. wuauclt.exe is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. The program has no visible window. Therefore the technical security rating is 5% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If wuauclt.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 73% dangerous. File size is 230,518 bytes (40% of all occurrence), 230,520 bytes, 196,608 bytes, 17,039 bytes, 60,519 bytes, 58,656 bytes. wuauclt.exe is not a Windows system file. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices). The process has no file description. wuauclt.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. Program listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. The program is not visible. wuauclt.exe is able to hide itself, monitor applications.

If wuauclt.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 88% dangerous. File size is 26,967 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 19,553 bytes. There is no description of the program. It is not a Windows system file. wuauclt.exe is able to hide itself.

If wuauclt.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" then the security rating is 64% dangerous. File size is 33,068 bytes.

If wuauclt.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 100% dangerous. File size is 21,873 bytes.

If wuauclt.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers then the security rating is 56% dangerous. File size is 81,794 bytes.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as wuauclt.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the wuauclt.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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Turning off automatic updates would not turn it off on min e. I read that Microsoft made it mandatory , however it locked my computer up daily for hours especially after hybernating. A program called TUT will suspend, terminate and delete it. It also says to only run manual updates. When I put notify only on automatic updates, it immediately came back and locked up my computer. MS or not - it is a major problem for me so I used TUT to shut it down and left updates off.
  glenn-k  

Windows Update file. Use Zone alarm or the like to disable it. It's harmless on it's own but brings a special kind of hell with it ....Windows Updates. ARRRGHH These cause more problems worldwide than many viruses.
  ORACLE  

Its Windows Automatic Update Service , Slows Down Inet Connection...
  Unknow  

Killing this got rid of the annoying "We are going to force you to reboot your computer" message that popped up every 5 mintues while I was in the middle of some important stuff.
  Bob  

wuauclt.exe showed up in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Oracle (or any file)
  Michael Rivera  

It can make old computer very slow. Sometimes it can also have in old systems a very high CPU. And sometimes it can stop the Windows caus this high CPU. But you can delete Windows Update Process with Security Task Manager.
  The Guy^^  

I went through and ran serice.msc in the run program in the start menu.
   

Windows update client
  Panik  

When I open up my task manager processes, I always have over 30 of wuauclt.exe's running at the same time. I checked my system32 folder and there is "wuauclt1.exe" and "wuauclt.exe". What is going on with this....
  Mel  

My wuauclt error path is to the temporary folders. When I delete all the wauclt folders they rewrite themelseves. How to get rid? virus scan did not work, 'sfc /scannow' did not work and registry/file scan did not work. Help!
  James Woronow  

Runs in backround when you have Auto-updates enabled. thats about it
  Bennett  

even if this file is stopped MS still downloads files to your system reagardless if you have automatic updates turned on or not - they can start it up when they want and stop it when they want - it is NOT, repeat NOT specifically for Vista - they've been running it a long time just through different names - sorry folks - this file lets the gorilla look in at you (but you're really not that important) if he wants to.
  Dude  

there are a few vesions of this file if you can stop the process in task manager without it restarting itself there is nothing to worry about, it is the ms updater tool. however if it does restart itself you have a virus sorry.
  AKCurt  

my vversion which is smaller than those reported was attempting to contact ips belonging to AKAMAI.COM and Level 3 Communications, Inc. LVLT-ORG-209-84 oddd that it would be connecting to those ips, and not microsoft's netblock? but i have good av and anti-malware software, and a good firewall that caught the attempts to connect...
   

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