The windowsupdate.exe process is an executable system file that has been reported by many users as a variant of the Generic VB.b script, which is a malicious program associated with the W32.Spybot.Worm family of worms. These same user reports claimed that the windowsupdate.exe process is disguised as a legitimate Windows Update component in order to trick users into downloading and activating the windowsupdate.exe file upon its placement in the system. Many users also stated that the windowsupdate.exe process, upon its execution, creates keys and entries that it then drops into the Windows System Registry, so this malicious process can automatically initialize during system startup. Upon its successful initialization, the windowsupdate.exe proces then proceeds to operate in the background without user consent, in order to exploit vulnerable system TCP/IP network ports that it can then use to download more malware items and transmit (to predesignated Web servers) data and Internet browsing information gathered from the system and the default Web browser by the windowsupdate.exe process.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. windowsupdate.exe. is used by Generic VB.b and W32.Spybot.Worm, If you shut down windowsupdate.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop windowsupdate.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Generic VB.b and W32.Spybot.Worm, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed windowsupdate.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Generic VB.b and W32.Spybot.Worm, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if windowsupdate.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that windowsupdate.exe, belongs to, in this case Generic VB.b and W32.Spybot.Worm