Windows Update..

[Damian]

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I am using NetLimiter and in it it says msupdate.exe is downloading at crazy
speeds, like 90k/sec off a 512k connection, which to my knowledge, is pretty
impossible. So far i have downloaded 6gb off it? What the hell is going on??
Cheers.

 

[galen]

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In news:1ABA49E3-C1CC-42BD-877E-9FFFCBE36E23@microsoft.com,
Damian <Damian@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I am using NetLimiter and in it it says msupdate.exe is downloading
> at crazy speeds, like 90k/sec off a 512k connection, which to my
> knowledge, is pretty impossible. So far i have downloaded 6gb off it?
> What the hell is going on?? Cheers.

You're computer is infected:

Symantec Security Response - W32.Protoride.Worm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.protoride.worm.html

Galen
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