What is the "wusetupv.exe" ?

Our database contains 12 different files for filename wusetupv.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name wusetupv.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Windows Update Setup. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 9 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process wusetupv.exe.

This file is the main executable for the Windows Update Setup process - this process is invoked by the Windows Update Agent, which checks the availability of software updates (and also updates for itself). This process can cause high CPU load for the period of its run and uses the internet connection. Good descriptive info can be found on MS Technet pages : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/aca02d86-0fd9-48cd-96cc-040aea84126f/windows-update-agent

wusetupv.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "wusetupv.exe"

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Windows Update Setup
Version:
7.6.7600.256
MD5:
8e3ec71fc9bd900fc587397e426231ed
SHA1:
a9cba1bb89fec879f32a846d92cea775e113e27c
SHA256:
787c4f40428c786c4e4ffef27f52f2489ac983ce2e99f58bbe6922b88783a06c
Size:
73088
Directory:
C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Handler
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
High oc2
Digital Signature:
Microsoft Windows

Is the Process "wusetupv.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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Latest new variant of the file with name "wusetupv.exe" was discovered 4302 days ago. Our database contains 3 variants of the file "wusetupv.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

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