Windows Not Updating Correctly

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    Windows 7 Ultimate x86; Windows XP Pro SP3 x86; Windows Vista Ultimate x86
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    Exploit:Java/CVE-2010-0840.DT is from April of 2010 although it was reported to Oracle in November of 2009.
    If the installed Java runtime had been kept up to date and your User Account had been a Standard User, then nothing would have occurred.

    Apparently, something did occur as your User Account's type was changed to Other - Debugging User, the system was having difficulties updating, and MSE was very slow to update it's definitions.

    If I were your IT guy I'd either restore an image or do a scan with a Linux-based virus rescue disk so that the system can be Trusted.

    You previously posted
    Other work stations in the office have their user accounts set up as administrators, it's just how it's set up here. If it's best that we aren't set up as administrators, maybe it's something that I need to notify him of so he can get that changed on all the other user accounts in the office.
    Unlike Windows XP, Windows 7 was designed so that running as a Standard User does not require all sorts of manipulation to run software and for day to day use of the computer.
    Please show the IT Guy that article I linked you to in my previous post - Report: 64% of all Microsoft vulnerabilities for 2009 mitigated by Least Privilege accounts
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    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #22

    Ok, thank you for your help. I will show him that article and see about doing a scan.
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  3. Posts : 25
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #23

    Well it's been a while and I've been having problems updating again. I have about 10 updates that are taking way too long to install. Right now they're at 65%, tomorrow they might be at 68%, or even 72%. But the point is that they never completely install. I HAVE had success installing a couple Microsoft Office updates but, when it comes to Windows updates, they never happen. I've tried the Microsoft Fix-It and the System Update Readiness Tool but neither of those things worked. I did have a virus that I ended up removing, and I'm sure that's what caused the problem. If you need the name of that virus I can find it out for you. Also, if you need the WindowsUpdate.log, please let me know. Thank you for the help again.
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