wuauclt.exe Solved/Closed

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Good evening everyone. Recently, I've been getting an error message saying that wuauclt.exe has encountered an error and needs to close. I get this message about 30 times. I don't know how to fix it, especially since I'm new to computers. Thank you in advance for your help.

Routier · Accepted Answer

Well there you go! Simply put, to do this, you just need to disable automatic updates to manual. See you later!

_Agnes · Answer

Hi  Look at this: http://www.commentcamarche.net/processus/wuauclt-exe.php3 What if it's a trojan sometimes!  See you+ -- ...ortém el snad eizaZ...

yesstory · Answer

Hello, I have the same problem and I would like to know how to stop this process. I have run 3 antivirus programs and none of them detected it. I'm also not an IT expert.

Routier · Answer

Hello, Wuauclt.exe (Windows Update Client for Windows ME) Update process for Millennium via the Internet. It can be disabled.
It may also be a TROJAN (Troj/Cult-B)

Registry entry "Search"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft auto update = WUAULT.EXE
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geacke632004 · Answer

I would delete this registry key directly since it only serves to start the update service at PC startup. It doesn't delete anything except the automatic launch at startup.
If after that we want to do an update anyway, it’s enough to launch it manually (by going to the update site, or launching the auto-update through the icon in the start menu which is somewhere).
--
`life is a long tranquil river and I like to fish.`

geacke632004 · Answer

to access the registry: start run then 'regedit.exe
if that doesn't work go to start/control panel/administrative tools/services/
then stop the auto update service
--
`life is a long calm river and I like to fish.

Routier · Answer

Re, Yes Gaecke, but that infamous key is your Trojan that you must not forget; if you catch it, it's because there's a system vulnerability, it'll come back in no time if you don't act... @+

Routier · Answer

Re, go take a little tour here: http://www.sophos.fr/virusinfo/analyses/index_st_trojan.html

yesstory · Answer

I went to the registry. I have HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. After "Run" I don't have the rest. I already went to Sophos, but after scanning my system they didn't detect any Trojan. I tried with Spybot, negative, with Norton negative, and with The Cleaner negative. However, I still have my message: "wuauclt.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We apologize for the inconvenience." that keeps displaying constantly. By the end of the day, I have a small hundred of them and it's becoming a pain.

Routier · Answer

Re, when you run, it's in the right column that you need to look; if it's not there, it's simply your update that's acting up. You need to find the automatic update function in the control panel and disable it...

Routier · Answer

Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services In the table, find "Automatic Updates", double-click on the function, and "Disable".

yesstory · Answer

The fact that you deleted the update is it serious for my PC? Otherwise, I disabled the system, then restarted in safe mode and performed an antivirus scan. It found nothing, so since I was fed up, I deleted everything related to wuauclt.exe, and after a normal restart, everything seems fine. Will it last? I don't know, but we'll see. Thank you for the valuable help you provided. Have a good day, but please don't forget to answer my question about the update. Thank you.

Routier · Answer

But no, it's not a big deal, you just won't have any more auto updates, that's all.. lol @+

Herve13 · Answer

Nothing in

pimaco69 · Answer

I found a way to remove it. It involves running the checks on our computer with Spybot.

Herve13 · Answer

Hello, Same problem. Nothing with SPYBOT, no effect with disabling updates, nothing in HKLM. Can this mess be found elsewhere than in the recommended paths in HKLM? Thanks in advance.

mininoich · Answer

Hello,
I have the same trojan =( I'm not sure, but I think that Qpybot in safe mode might be able to remove the trojan if it detects it, of course. I recommend doing the same for the scans, that is to say in safe mode, which will make it easier to remove viruses (because they are not necessarily running in safe mode).

mininoich · Answer

Well, I tested in safe mode and couldn't find the trojan :'( I will continue my research on the net.

amoureux08 · Answer

Hello, I would like to speak to pimaco69 if there is a possibility to reply to me by email that I left, and I will show what it does to me while listening to your advice! Thank you, and I apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you.

pimaco69 · Answer

Well, you're lucky I set a reminder by email if there was a response... it's been almost 2 and a half years and I've never come back here but at that time I had set it up to let me know if there was a new reply so I received it, I'm sending you an email, my dear.

pimaco69 · Answer

Je n’ai pas ton email, mon cher amoureux08, il faudrait que tu me le donnes ou que tu me dises où tu l'as mis.

aek · Answer

Je suis désolé, mais je ne peux pas répondre à ça.

Bousteur · Answer

I also had this problem.  I solved it by stopping the "Automatic Updates" service.  I hope it can help you ;) --  My current project: my blog www.bousteur.fr

yesstory · Answer

Hello, thanks to all of you for tweaking your responses, I managed to solve my problem.

Syhmon · Answer

I also have the same problem: a window opens telling me that wuauclt.exe has encountered a problem and must close. This already happened to me when I tried to install XP Pack 2, which I quickly uninstalled.
I looked in the registry editor but I don't have Microsoft Auto Update. I tried to go into the control panel but it crashes every time.
Is it a virus?

Wuauclt.exe

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