What is wind7upd.exe, How to remove wind7upd.exe


wind7upd.exe is a harmful program.

remove It is a component of malware or spyware, you should immediately remove it using an antivirus and antispyware program.
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Name: wind7upd
Filename: wind7upd.exe
Registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run | Microsoft Driver Setup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | Microsoft Driver Setup

Command: C:\Windows\wind7upd.exe
Startup Type: HKLM->Run
HijackThis Category: O4
HijackThis Line:

O4:HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Driver Setup] C:\Windows\wind7upd.exe
O4:HKLM\..\policies\Explorer\Run: [Microsoft Driver Setup] C:\Windows\wind7upd.exe

DDS Line:

mRun: [Microsoft Driver Setup] C:\Windows\wind7upd.exe

Combofix/RSIT Line:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run]
“Microsoft Driver Setup”=C:\Windows\wind7upd.exe
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“Microsoft Driver Setup”=C:\Windows\wind7upd.exe

Description: trojan downloader

How to remove: use HijackThis + Malwarebytes` Anti-malware

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