What is the "wuauclt.exe" ? Variant 594926

Our database contains 35117 different files for filename wuauclt.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the wuauclt.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name wuauclt.exe. This file belongs to product Sistema operativo Microsoft® Windows® and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Actualizaciones automáticas. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process wuauclt.exe.

Product:: Sistema operativo Microsoft® Windows®
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Actualizaciones automáticas
Version:: 5.4.3790.5512
MD5:: 846908f3a9f03f85e78103ed9d87b441
SHA1:: 450ff468b340e9d835b4f59cfd49d1fc590feaad
SHA256:: 52a74febf0c434c935b4bc8d630f2a3ad74b8e743e958b760d04066f564847b4
Size:: 112128
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Norton Internet Security	2016-08-25 02:29:26
ESET Smart Security 8.0	2016-07-26 15:12:53
avast! Antivirus	2016-05-12 00:05:08
360 Total Security	2016-04-26 04:04:24
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition	2016-04-24 05:16:36
Kaspersky Anti-Virus	2016-01-21 21:56:39
Kaspersky Internet Security	2016-01-16 16:05:18
Avira Desktop	2015-12-09 02:15:56
Sophos Anti-Virus	2015-10-16 18:18:44
Norton AntiVirus Online	2015-10-09 13:35:01

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Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe"

SAFErating from user Jojogunn69 for file C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe (Variant: 34921861)
This is the real Windows update client!!!
SAFErating from user abcd for file C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe
SAFErating from user Sabrina01 for file C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe
SAFErating from user maclay for file C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe
SAFErating from user martrr for file C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe
SAFErating from user Denis for file C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe (Variant: 10403891)
This file is the genuine Windows update client - part of Automatic Updates system from Microsoft, used to check for available updates (for the various versions of the MS Windows platform). The Windows update service can be automatic (checking the available updates for home installations on the Microsoft Update Service server) on set by network admins. More info about the service can be found here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb332157.aspx "Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) enables information technology administrators to deploy the latest Microsoft product updates to computers that are running the Windows operating system. By using WSUS, administrators can fully manage the distribution of updates that are released through Microsoft Update to computers in their network." More info about problems with this file on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312477 This article lists the recommended steps to solve Windows Update, Microsoft Update a Windows Server Update Services problems : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe (Variant: 19436061)
This file is the genuine Windows update client - part of Automatic Updates system from Microsoft, used to check for available updates (for the various versions of the MS Windows platform). The Windows update service can be automatic (checking the available updates for home installations on the Microsoft Update Service server) on set by network admins. More info about the service can be found here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb332157.aspx
"Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) enables information technology administrators to deploy the latest Microsoft product updates to computers that are running the Windows operating system. By using WSUS, administrators can fully manage the distribution of updates that are released through Microsoft Update to computers in their network."
More info about problems with this file on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312477
This article lists the recommended steps to solve Windows Update, Microsoft Update a Windows Server Update Services problems : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe (Variant: 19484948)
This file is the genuine Windows update client - part of Automatic Updates system from Microsoft, used to check for available updates (for the various versions of the MS Windows platform). The Windows update service can be automatic (checking the available updates for home installations on the Microsoft Update Service server) on set by network admins. More info about the service can be found here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb332157.aspx
"Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) enables information technology administrators to deploy the latest Microsoft product updates to computers that are running the Windows operating system. By using WSUS, administrators can fully manage the distribution of updates that are released through Microsoft Update to computers in their network."
More info about problems with this file on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312477 This article lists the recommended steps to solve Windows Update, Microsoft Update a Windows Server Update Services problems : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602