Unusual process detected – is this malware?
Unusual process detected – is this malware?
alfred@04a3cf8d Thursday 15th May 2025, 22:40:32Hello community,
EDR Lite flagged a process named msworkerupdate.exe running from AppData\Roaming. I don’t recognize it.
Has anyone else seen this behavior? Could this be a new type of malware or just a false positive?
EDR Lite flagged a process named msworkerupdate.exe running from AppData\Roaming. I don’t recognize it.
Has anyone else seen this behavior? Could this be a new type of malware or just a false positive?
Reply 1
Great catch!
The process msworkerupdate.exe is not part of Windows by default. It’s likely malicious, especially if located in AppData\Roaming.
We recommend scanning it immediately and uploading it to our cloud lab for deeper analysis.
Please also run a full EDR scan and enable real-time behavior tracking.
The process msworkerupdate.exe is not part of Windows by default. It’s likely malicious, especially if located in AppData\Roaming.
We recommend scanning it immediately and uploading it to our cloud lab for deeper analysis.
Please also run a full EDR scan and enable real-time behavior tracking.
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