wgatray.exe process in Task Manager

I read this in a posted tread here in
"microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin"
Subject: Re: question on wuauclt""
By:Anteaus
If infected (which I think is the right word) with WGA Notifications, then
you will see a wgatray.exe process in Task Manager.""

I have this Wgatray.exe the in Task Manager..
So my question is -- is this a infection? & if so how do i get rid of it
like stated in this tread it dosent show up in any adware/viruses scans..

The wuauclt.exe dosent show in Task Manager or any scan,,except when i do a
search in folder/file it shows in :Search Results"

So i'm guessing if i stop/disable this ,, Than the only way to get
IE/Windows & other updates,,
i will have to check the update site manually

Thanks EZjp

Here's an idea: Open a search engine, like Google, and use wgatray.exe
as the search term.
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EZjp wrote:
> I read this in a posted tread here in
> "microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin"
> Subject: Re: question on wuauclt""
> By:Anteaus
> If infected (which I think is the right word) with WGA Notifications, then
> you will see a wgatray.exe process in Task Manager.""
>
> I have this Wgatray.exe the in Task Manager..
> So my question is -- is this a infection? & if so how do i get rid of it
> like stated in this tread it dosent show up in any adware/viruses scans..
>
> The wuauclt.exe dosent show in Task Manager or any scan,,except when i do a
> search in folder/file it shows in :Search Results"
>
> So i'm guessing if i stop/disable this ,, Than the only way to get
> IE/Windows & other updates,,
> i will have to check the update site manually
>
> Thanks EZjp

I said that in jest. Shows that it is sometimes dangerous to do so!

WGATray is the Microsoft Notifier that tells you if they *think* your
software is counterfeit. In principle it is malware-like in that it is
intentionally difficult to remove.

"EZjp" wrote:

> I read this in a posted tread here in
> "microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin"
> Subject: Re: question on wuauclt""
> By:Anteaus
> If infected (which I think is the right word) with WGA Notifications, then
> you will see a wgatray.exe process in Task Manager.""
>
> I have this Wgatray.exe the in Task Manager..
> So my question is -- is this a infection? & if so how do i get rid of it
> like stated in this tread it dosent show up in any adware/viruses scans..
>
> The wuauclt.exe dosent show in Task Manager or any scan,,except when i do a
> search in folder/file it shows in :Search Results"
>
> So i'm guessing if i stop/disable this ,, Than the only way to get
> IE/Windows & other updates,,
> i will have to check the update site manually
>
> Thanks EZjp

Thank you guys for your reply's,,I always forget about doing search ,,brain
(fart)..
Got it figured out

"Anteaus" wrote:

>
> I said that in jest. Shows that it is sometimes dangerous to do so!
>
> WGATray is the Microsoft Notifier that tells you if they *think* your
> software is counterfeit. In principle it is malware-like in that it is
> intentionally difficult to remove.
>
> "EZjp" wrote:
>
> > I read this in a posted tread here in
> > "microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin"
> > Subject: Re: question on wuauclt""
> > By:Anteaus
> > If infected (which I think is the right word) with WGA Notifications, then
> > you will see a wgatray.exe process in Task Manager.""
> >
> > I have this Wgatray.exe the in Task Manager..
> > So my question is -- is this a infection? & if so how do i get rid of it
> > like stated in this tread it dosent show up in any adware/viruses scans..
> >
> > The wuauclt.exe dosent show in Task Manager or any scan,,except when i do a
> > search in folder/file it shows in :Search Results"
> >
> > So i'm guessing if i stop/disable this ,, Than the only way to get
> > IE/Windows & other updates,,
> > i will have to check the update site manually
> >
> > Thanks EZjp