What triggered this event, is it a virus?

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Brian Guralnick

At 5:08 am this morning, I got an unknown Application event logged in my
event viewer.

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Event Type: Information
Event Source: crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7
Date: 11/2/2004
Time: 5:08:08 AM
User: N/A
Computer: VERGENTBERTHA
Description:
Successful auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number
from:
<http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt>

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

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Though the address appears to be to Microsoft, my Automatic update is
disabled. Other than visiting some generic web pages, I haven't run
anything that was called crypt32, or installed any new software or drivers.

What triggered this crypt32?

_____
Brian.
 
Additional,

WinXP, SP2, latest updates installed.

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Brian Guralnick
 
Brian Guralnick said:
At 5:08 am this morning, I got an unknown Application event logged in
my event viewer.

Though the address appears to be to Microsoft, my Automatic update is
disabled. Other than visiting some generic web pages, I haven't run
anything that was called crypt32, or installed any new software or
drivers.
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Were you browsing secure web pages (https) at the time? That might do it.
 
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