Process name: Windows Update AutoUpdate Client
Product: Windows
Company: Microsoft
File: wuauclt.exe
Security Rating: 1
Windows Update AutoUpdate Client. Background process which checks with Microsoft website for updates to the operating system. Shows up on the Task Manager's processes list when it is waiting for a response, e.g. to confirm permission to download an update.
Note: The wuauclt.exe file is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. In other cases, wuauclt.exe is a virus, spyware, trojan or worm! Check this with Security Task Manager.
Virus with same name:
Backdoor.Clt - Symantec Corporation
Troj/Cult-B - Sophos
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