Why does Nvidia create UpdatusUser account and is this a security issue?
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While doing a backup I have found out the existence of an account called UpdatusUser on my Windows 7 box. It doesn't appear in the account management section of the control panel. Searching on the web it appears to be related to some Nvidia driver. What is the purpose of this account? Does it pose …
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As per the link below, it is used for the NVIDIA Update Service. It has some good screenshots regarding this issue. http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=198626 Based on the fact that it is a standard user, and it password protected, it is pr…
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