Wupdater and Prefetch

[Mike]

Does anyone know if Wupdater and Prefetch are programs I
need to keep? They keep executing and causing me file
problems each time I boot. Thank you

 

[Chris Lanier]

Hi, wupdater.exe is not a valid Windows file.
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/library/keenvalue.updater/index.phtml

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What is Prefetch?
Windows XP monitors the files that are used when the computer starts and
when you start applications. By monitoring these files, Windows XP can
prefetch them. Prefetching data is the process whereby data that is expected
to be requested is read ahead into the cache. Prefetching boot files and
applications decreases the time needed to start Windows XP and start
applications.

This information is logged and stored on your hard drive taking up space and
requiring a process to be kept running monitoring which applications are
being run. This has a performance impact on your PC. Disabling the Prefetch
function or at least only enabling it for the Boot Files will allow you to
free up some system resources and preserve some disk space.

 

[Brent Frampton]

Hi, wupdater.exe is not a valid Windows file.
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/library/keenvalue.updater/index.phtml

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What is Prefetch?
Windows XP monitors the files that are used when the computer starts and
when you start applications. By monitoring these files, Windows XP can
prefetch them. Prefetching data is the process whereby data that is expected
to be requested is read ahead into the cache. Prefetching boot files and
applications decreases the time needed to start Windows XP and start
applications.

This information is logged and stored on your hard drive taking up space and
requiring a process to be kept running monitoring which applications are
being run. This has a performance impact on your PC. Disabling the Prefetch
function or at least only enabling it for the Boot Files will allow you to
free up some system resources and preserve some disk space.

Yea I'm having a problem with wupdater execute too. When I shut down.
I found the files but won,t let me delete it.

 

[Malke]

Yea I'm having a problem with wupdater execute too. When I shut down.
I found the files but won,t let me delete it.

You will want to remove spyware with tools such as Spybot Search &
Destroy (www.security.kolla.de) and Ad-aware (www.lavasoftusa.com). Be
sure to update these programs before running. Download, install, and
update the programs and then go into Safe Mode to run them. The reason
you can't delete the malware in regular mode is because it is running.

Malke