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UDP.exe a virus?

  • 19-02-2014 12:50am
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭


    Hi guys I was just surfing the web when a dialog box came up and said something like "Could not find C:\\???/%appdata%/temp/upd.exe, please try again" or something similar. The ??? is a directory I can't remember what it said, maybe Program Files?

    Upon googling UDP.exe, a lot of malware removal sites came up and said it was highly dangerous and invisible to antivirus scans I should install their tool in order to remove it. Of course these sites could just take any keyword you search and say it's a virus just to get you to install their stupid tool.

    My question is, is this a really virus/malware? I run 64-bit Win 8.
    Thanks.


Comments

  • Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    Download malwarebytes or spybot search and destroy, do an update then do a full scan

    21/25



  • Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    Should have added, I doubt if it's anything serious, sound like part of the Networking stack to me

    Just did a search for a random vtc.exe, otc.exe, uch.exe and all them dodgy sites report it as suspect

    21/25



  • Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭solidMGSsnake


    Ok thanks for your help.


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 4,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr. G


    Make sure you do a rootkit scan just in case also.

    https://security.symantec.com/nbrt/npe.aspx


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