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How do I unblock Windows Update after malware damage?
After becoming unable to download identified updates in Windows Update, and also being unable to search for new updates, I did a detailed scan with Microsoft Security Essentials which identified and removed some malware (Exploit:Java/CVE-2010-0840.IZ).
Since Windows Update still wouldn't work I restored my settings from last Friday with no improvement. Using Fix problems with Windows Update gets stuck on Fixing problem.
I then tried to do a reinstall as an update, but the installer was unable to find any updates (or rather it was forever* trying to locate any).
On a tip from a friend I looked in the hosts file but it was unaltered.
Does anyone have any ideas short of doing a fresh install?
*Forever is a relative term but in this case it's 90+ minutes.
Last edited by Forsno; 19 Sep 2011 at 10:37. Reason: Forgot one thing I'd already tried.