{"id":2224,"date":"2018-08-27T09:25:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T09:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/?p=2224"},"modified":"2019-06-07T17:31:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:31:37","slug":"what-is-dpupdchk-exe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/what-is-dpupdchk-exe\/","title":{"rendered":"What is dpupdchk.exe and why is it running in Windows?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many mysterious things happening in our computers every day, but some of them are more important to notice than others. For example, if you were looking through your Task Manager and the dpupdchk.exe process caught your eye, you might be tempted to look for more information. And you would be right in doing so, too. Sometimes viruses and malware can disguise themselves as important processes and worm their way into your system. To prevent that from happening, you, of course, need a great anti-malware tool like Auslogics Anti-Malware<\/a>. It will scan your computer for malware and remove it. Hopefully, you will install it in time before your computer is exposed.<\/p>\n

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But what is dpupdchk.exe and how to know if it is actually malware or not? There is no description, and it\u2019s always coming back no matter what you do. Let\u2019s say that there would be a reason to worry if we didn\u2019t know what it is, but lucky for you, we do!<\/p>\n

Essentially, dpupdchk.exe is a process that is connected to the update checker from Microsoft IntelliPoint<\/h2>\n

There is a way to check if it is what it\u2019s trying to represent.<\/strong><\/p>\n