KBB 23182, KBB 23559....

[Eyal Barak]

In the Section of ADD/Remove programs, under the list of
software installed i see various lines with syntex as
follow:
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB23182
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB23559
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB24105
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB25119
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB26232
an so on , and i don't know what is that,is it a virus of
some sort, i have SP 4, with all the available updates,

please Advise

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

In the Section of ADD/Remove programs, under the list of
software installed i see various lines with syntex as
follow:
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB23182
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB23559
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB24105
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB25119
Windows 2000 Hotfix -KBB26232
an so on , and i don't know what is that,is it a virus of
some sort, i have SP 4, with all the available updates,

please Advise

Hi

That is security updates from Microsoft:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823182
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823559
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824105
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825119
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826232


Do *not* delete them by running them from Add/Remove Programs (ARP),
this will uninstall important security updates.

To remove the uninstall folders (and their corresponding entries in
ARP), you can use this utility by fellow MVP Doug Knox (Windows 2000
and XP):

Remove Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs Registry Entries
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

Alternatively (Windows 2000 and XP):

In the link below there is VBScript that I have written that will
remove the uninstall folder (and the Add/Remove Programs entry if
one exists) for all hotfixes that creates $ntuninstall... folders
under the Windows folder (that means that it will e.g. not remove
uninstall information for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
updates). The script will work on both Win2k and WinXP.

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

Note: This will not uninstall the updates themselves, only the
uninstall folder and the Add/Remove Programs entry.