How to remove the wupdater virus

Most antivirus programs identify wupdater.exe as malware, such as Microsoft identifies it as Worm:Win32/Rebhip.A or TrojanDownloader:Win32/Keenval.A, and TrendMicro identifies it as TROJ_GEN.R4CC2AK or SPYW_KEENVALUE.B.
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Wupdater.exe file information

The process known as Updater Application belongs to software Updater Application or ANNO 1602 by eUniverse.com (www.euniverse.com).

Description: The file wupdater.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" (mainly C:\Program Files\Common files\updater\). The file size on Windows 7/XP is 61,440 bytes.
The application starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Wupdater.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 54% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If wupdater.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 46% dangerous. The file size is 559,104 bytes. The program has a visible window. There is no description of the program. Program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows core file.

If wupdater.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 72% dangerous. The file size is 61,440 bytes. There is no description of the program. The program is not visible. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Program uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. It is not a Windows core file.

External information from Paul Collins:

"updater" definitely not required. eUniverse KeenValue parasite related

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as wupdater.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the wupdater.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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User Comments

This is known as a RAT or Remote Administrative Tool; a Trojan installed on your computer which gives the hacker full access to your entire computer, settings, files, and more. Scan this with Spybot Search and Destroy, as its not damaging, but invades your personal Computer.
JesusOfDC (further information)

Eats up the computer. Clean it with Spybot
joh

It added 20 copies of itself to Windows Firewall and hijacked my old Windows XP. TL;DR: It is bad.
Austin

Very hard to remove
Dugba

Its an microsoft service, wich updates the OS
David Schrempf

I consider it definitely as malware.
Xiaogang Guo

This file eat much of your resources.
waduba

Microsoft's Use interface, (UI), used to view and explore windows.
Nbordeau

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Summary: Average user rating of wupdater.exe: based on 32 votes with 9 reviews.

1 user think wupdater.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 7 users suspect danger. 20 users think wupdater.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 6 users doesn't grade wupdater.exe ("not sure about it").

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