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Microsoft Update - cmss.exe Process Information

File Overview

  • Recent information regarding cmss.exe:
    1. Added by the W32/Rbot-ATQ worm
    2. When started, this infection connects to a remote IRC server where it waits for commands to execute.
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cmss.exe Runtime Estimated Statistics

Average RAM Usage: 9 megabytes
Average CPU Usage: 0.91%
Multithreaded Capability: No
Harmfulness Rating: 39%
Known to Affect Macs:No
Known to Affect Windows Vista: Yes

Recent Microsoft Update News and Issues

  1. Microsoft to push IE8 via Automatic Update, issues blocking tool
    • In an entry to a company blog, an IE program manager said that Microsoft would push IE8 to users via its Windows Update and M ... read more
  2. Microsoft to push IE8 as an automatic update
    • They should include an upgrade utility with IE, and allow a user to integrate this into Windows/Microsoft Update. The things ... read more

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