wuauclt.exe - what is this?

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Alan T

I google search, some links say this is a standard XP file and some say this
is not.
 
"most of the time" it is the Windows Update Automatic Update CLienT
executable, a genuine windows file
there is a chance that some version of malware will chose that name for its
cloaking, but if the file is the right size location crc for your os
version it is not likely to be malware
 
Windows Update file

You can use it yourself like so:

START | RUN | type 'wuauclt.exe /detectnow' (no quotes) & press ENTER

That will force Windows to search for updates. Good to use if you have a
WSUS server
 
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