What is update.vbs?

update.vbs is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected update.vbs.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

11 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the update.vbs file. That's a 20% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Avast	VBS:Downloader-SR [Trj]
AVG	VBS/Agent
Bkav	W32.MassiveVBS.TC.Worm
Comodo	TrojWare.VBS.Kryptik.BQ
ESET-NOD32	VBS/Kryptik.CC
Fortinet	VBS/Kryptik.POP!tr
Ikarus	Trojan.VBS.Kryptik
Kaspersky	Trojan.VBS.Crypt.m
Microsoft	Worm:VBS/Jenxcus
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Script.Crypt.deehcf
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0718

update.vbs removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove update.vbs with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the update.vbs file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that update.vbs has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate update.vbs in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the update.vbs file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate update.vbs in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\ro..t\windows\start menu\programs\startup\update.vbs

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the update.vbs file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If update.vbs still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If update.vbs is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If update.vbs still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that update.vbs no longer appear in the scan result.

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with update.vbs. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 12 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with update.vbs. Only 12 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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