Windows 10: Is updater.exe malware?

Discus and support Is updater.exe malware? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I found updater.exe was taking a lot of processes. Its from "C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome" thats the only file in there the things that mess with it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Mr Grape, Feb 22, 2025.

  1. MR GRAPE
    Mr Grape Win User

    Is updater.exe malware?


    I found updater.exe was taking a lot of processes. Its from "C:\ProgramData\Google\Chrome" thats the only file in there the things that mess with it are C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\platform\4.18.24090.11-0\MsMpEng.exe and conhost.exe from the system32 file. Is this malware? I ran it through triage and it said it was a trojan and whenever I delete it it just comes back.

    :)
     
    Mr Grape, Feb 22, 2025
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  2. JON BARROW
    Jon Barrow Win User

    Malware tprdpw64.exe after installing 7zip

    Thank you for the reply and the suggestions. However neither link provided a working solution. I followed each set of instructions step by step, to the T, but the viruses are still there.

    I killed the processes with Rkill as instructed, and it found and ended the malware process `tprdpw64.exe`. It, however, did nothing
    about the adware `svcvmx` & `svcvmx client` processes. After doing so I downloaded and installed Zemana, as instructed, and let it do a full system scan. Might I add that this took over
    10 hours to complete, as I have 1,396,541 files on my PC, so this whole thing wasted nearly half a day of my time with no results.

    Zemana detected the malware virus `tprdpw64.exe` located at "C:\WINDOWS\System32\tprdpw64.exe"
    (among other, smaller "threats"), and labeled it as malware. After it finished the scan, it said it has placed all files into quarantine, including `tprdpw64.exe`.
    However, when checking the quarantine list `tprdpw64.exe` is
    not listed. I then decided to have Zemana remove the files in the
    quarantine list from my system and then rebooted my PC. It removed them all successfully, except for `tprdpw64.exe`
    which is still on my system, and still runs (I can still see it in task manager after rebooting). So the 10+ hours of waiting were all for nothing.

    I then used Zemana's "drag-and-drop" feature to re-scan just `tprdpw64.exe`
    (in order to not have to wait 10+ hours again). It scanned it, and now says the file is not a threat (but it clearly is).

    I then proceeded to step 2, using AdwCleaner to remove the adware. This did not work in the slightest. AdwCleaner did not detect the adware virus at all, and thus did nothing about it. I still cannot remove the viruses manually, either. However for some
    reason, the adware `svcvmx` & `svcvmx client` processes no longer seem to run (my PC has been on for about an hour, and the processes
    have yet to startup). However, even so the files are still on my file system and would like to delete them.

    EDIT

    I have just searched my registry, looking for any possible signs of tprdpw64 being listed, and there was nothing there.
     
    Jon Barrow, Feb 22, 2025
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  3. LE BOULE
    Le Boule Win User
    Le Boule, Feb 22, 2025
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  4. KAYESBP
    KayeSBP Win User

    Is updater.exe malware?

    Is rundll32.exe a Malware?

    What is this? C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

    [Original Title: Malware?]
     
    KayeSBP, Feb 22, 2025
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