Two mysterious executables

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Knack

Found two unfamiliar .exe files on my system :

C:\Winnt\system32\Loadwc.exe
(autostarts upon boot-up; registry valuename is BrowserWebCheck)

C:\Winnt\Updreg.exe (does not autostart although is ound in a location of
the registry for autostarting programs; valuename has no alias)

Does anyone know anything about them? Should I delete them and their
registry entries?
 
1.) http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=176960
2.) May be a browser hijack

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| Found two unfamiliar .exe files on my system :
|
| C:\Winnt\system32\Loadwc.exe
| (autostarts upon boot-up; registry valuename is BrowserWebCheck)
|
| C:\Winnt\Updreg.exe (does not autostart although is ound in a location of
| the registry for autostarting programs; valuename has no alias)
|
| Does anyone know anything about them? Should I delete them and their
| registry entries?
|
|
 
Knack said:
Found two unfamiliar .exe files on my system :

C:\Winnt\system32\Loadwc.exe
(autostarts upon boot-up; registry valuename is BrowserWebCheck)

C:\Winnt\Updreg.exe (does not autostart although is ound in a
location of the registry for autostarting programs; valuename has no
alias)

Does anyone know anything about them? Should I delete them and their
registry entries?
Click to expand...
You can learn what they are here:

Loadwc.exe ...
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/loadwc/
Updreg.exe ...
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/updreg/
 
Knack said:
Found two unfamiliar .exe files on my system :

C:\Winnt\system32\Loadwc.exe
(autostarts upon boot-up; registry valuename is BrowserWebCheck)

C:\Winnt\Updreg.exe (does not autostart although is ound in a location of
the registry for autostarting programs; valuename has no alias)

Does anyone know anything about them? Should I delete them and their
registry entries?
Click to expand...
Loadwc.exe is an essential part of Internet Explorer - I suggest you
leave it there.

updreg.exe - I had a look around (google is your friend for this kind of
question) and it seems this process is a "reminder" from Creative Labs
to register their products.

All in all, both file are harmless and probably best left alone.
sh4d03
 
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