msupdater.exe

From: Ira D (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/13/03


Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:38:33 -0800

Did it show up as an e-mail was it the W32/Swen@MM virus
if it was the file was never any good just keep on
going.

>-----Original Message-----
>My Norton AntiVirus program quarantined a file called
>msupdater.exe telling me that it has a trojan horse that
>cannot be fixed. It recommends that I delete the file
and
>replace it with a clean copy. I cannot find a copy. I
>looked on the Windows CD that came with my system
(Dell),
>and even on the computers at my office just to see if I
>could find it.
>
>My computer has not searched for Windows updates in a
long
>time so I suspect I should have this file. Can anyone
>shed some light on this and possibly tell me how I can
get
>a clean copy of this file?
>
>Thanks,
>Eric
>
>.
>



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