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Program info

Estimated safety rating

 wuauclt.exe

wuauclt.exe is a program which is probably legit. So, if wuauclt.exe is on your system, it is probably ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your system is clean, we still advise you to purchase a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself your system against potential security problems.

Executable file path

 C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe

The default name and path where this application is stored is
C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

 c1c03ea437edda8a7d4d8786e5ae6751

The MD5 checksum for this file is c1c03ea437edda8a7d4d8786e5ae6751.

Is running as a service

 No

This application is NOT registered as a Windows service. This is good.

Belongs to the operating system

 Yes

wuauclt.exe seems to use the functions of Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 64 bit executable file

 Yes

This is a x64 executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.

Digitally signed

 No

The digital signature is missing from this program. The maker did not sign it. This is probably bad.

Can be uninstalled

 No

This executable does NOT have an uninstall command stored in registry.