i have this file in my C:\Windows emp folder wupdt.exe. i’ve tried to delete it in safe mode. i tried spybot, adware, hijackthis, spyhunter..everything. but i’m unable to delete it. i’ve scanned my hd for a virus. its clean.
i’ve googled, and its not helping me in deleting this.
any solutions?
Re: spyware - wupdt file
its a trojan
Norton says it detects this and gives removal instrustions on their page
this page is not loading at this time
PS: stop using IE man. Get firefox
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Re: spyware - wupdt file
More direct route:
Run Regedit, Navigate to the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
In the right pane, delete the values:
"Win Server Updt"="C:\%windir%\wupdt.exe"
"Win Server"="C:\%windir%\winserv.exe"
Re: spyware - wupdt file
If you cant delete a file like in this case:
Try this:
press CTRL+AL+DEL
then from on task manager, go to 'processes' tab.
- On the processes tab (start new process)
- search for 'explorer.exe' and END that process!
After that from the file menu in 'task manager' browse to the file and HIT delete.
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Once you are done, again from the same file menu, this time browse to
explorer.exe in Windows folder and
Always works for me!
Re: spyware - wupdt file
oh man, burn ur comp before it spreads.
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I have already checked the symantec page for this. they say its a trojan. BUT i don't have the registery entries they say i should remove.
Umar bhai: i don't have those registry entries.
Gizzy bhai...that didn't work either.
Re: spyware - wupdt file
boot with another drive, like a bootable floppy or CD, like the PEBuilder CD or the System commander CD (floppy boot may not work if your file system is NTFS), once booted in such a fashion you should be able to delete the file.
Or you can remove the drive and put in another PC as a slave and delete the file.
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DT, you say you have Norton and it didnt detect this during a full system scan?
The reg entries that Umar mentioned are in this link. This could also be a IE Plugin.
Follow the removal instructions there. But before you do that make sure IE is not running and open Task Manager and kill all unneccary processes.
PS: if you are using anything other than XP oir Win2K, you are a fool.
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no it didn’t. i DON’T have ANY of those registry entries.
PS: to assume that i wouldn’t be using XP/Win2K…you are a fool.
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I don’t know how much this link will help but its also called TROJ_IMISERV.A. I might be wrong, but this is what I have got, I had this on my comp too and I followed these steps to remove it. Ppl correct me if I am wrong.
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yeah PD, its the same virus, trend micro has their own generic name for it. But DT here says that those reg entries dont exist and that his anti-virus doesnt detect this trojan.
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Dude, can you run HijackThis and post the log here .... that might help us fix the problem.