Re: Software Distribution Service??

From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/25/05

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    Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 05:02:28 -0500

    Automatic Updates are installed on your WinXP machine via Software
    Distribution Services, André. Leave the folder be.

    If you want to remove any program, uninstall it via Add/Remove Programs.
    Don't just delete the folder(s). 

    -- 
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security
Andre Sousa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yesterday I suspected something was installed on my PC without permission
> (I use Windows XP) while I was using the Net (a P2P program); because I
> briefly saw a DOS type windows suggesting that something was being
> installed.
> I scanned the computer but nothing was detected, but I noticed that a
> System Restore Checkpoint was created with the name "Software
> Distribution Service" (in fact one had also been created on the previous
> date I connected to the internet).
>
> I discovered in the "C:\windows" directory a directory named "\Software
> Distribution Service", where the file date of all the files was the one of
> that day.
>
> Do you know if this is from Microsoft (since I had an automatic update
> installed on that same day) or if this is a threat?
> I try do delete the folder but I was unable to ("file in use" error
> message). If this is a threat how can I eliminate it?
>
> Thanks
> Andre
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