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What is wkdetect.exe? MS Works Updater?

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Microsoft
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/default.mspx
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: WkDetect.exe - The wkdetect.exe process will check on the internet to see if software updates are available for MsWorks. If updates are available it is used to manage the download and install of the updates. It is safe to terminate this process if you are not experiencing problems with MsWorks.

wkdetect.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.


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wkdetect.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
wkdetect.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x3141750fad211c6dadf7c2dc2ec74da8 2/19/2019 10:48:00 PM Unknown 6.00.1828.1 MS Works Updater 28 KB
2 Status 0xfac2efda52558d9d64115f649b6a333e 6/16/2009 9:05:00 AM Unknown Unknown MS Works Updater 28 KB
3 Status 0x76f626567c0f1ce35165933aa9902d69 12/31/2007 Unknown 6.00.1828.1 MS Works Updater 205 KB
4 Status 0xce14695f4b144ccfff3312f0ff6dcb3d 12/31/2007 Unknown MS Works Updater 14 KB


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