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Autorun Details: windowsupdate

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	windows_update.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the LOFNI WORM!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	svchost.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the ASTEF or RESPAN WORMS or AGENT-V TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!

Name:	windowsupdate
Command:	RPC[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the IRCBOT.B TROJAN!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	USRINIT.EXE
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the MADDIS.B WORM!

Name:	windowsupdate
Command:	winupdate.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the WARPI WORM!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	svchost.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the BDOOR-IK BACKDOOR! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	winnnint.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	[path to file]
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the DUPA-B TROJAN!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	svchostw.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the NURECH TROJAN!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	Nzil.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the CULLER-C WORM!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	Strad.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the CULLER-D WORM!

Name:	Windowsupdate
Command:	Windowsupdate.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the BANKER.ARK TROJAN!

Name:	Windowsupdate
Command:	wupdmgr98.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by a variant of the IRCBOT BACKDOOR!

Name:	WinDOwsUPdate
Command:	smss.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the AUTORUN.DIB WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate smss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in a ~A~m~B~u~R~a~D~u~L~� subfolder

Name:	windowsupdate
Command:	autoupdate.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the IRCBOT-P BACKDOOR!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	svdhost.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the AGOBOT-BP WORM!

Name:	WindowsUpdate
Command:	twain.exe
Status:	Definitely not required. Usually Malware.
Description:	Added by the AGENT.BEA TROJAN!

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