rundll32.exe and wupdater.exe when switching users

[Chris Miller]

When switching users on my installation of XP Home,
rundll32.exe and wupdater.exe both throw the same dialog
boxes, saying first that they are ending, then requiring
that I end them. This does not seem like normal behavior
for so advanced an operating system. if anyone has
experienced this problem and fixed it, I would like to
know how. Thank you!

 

[Malke]

When switching users on my installation of XP Home,
rundll32.exe and wupdater.exe both throw the same dialog
boxes, saying first that they are ending, then requiring
that I end them. This does not seem like normal behavior
for so advanced an operating system. if anyone has
experienced this problem and fixed it, I would like to
know how. Thank you!

These .exe files are associated with spyware. Remove spyware with Spybot
Search & Destroy from www.security.kolla.de and Ad-aware from
www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure to update these programs before running
them. It is best to run antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe
Mode. These programs are free, so run them both as they complement each
other. Also, be sure you have a current (post-2002 version using
updated definitions) antivirus installed.

Malke