Not to mention if the WinSXS folder is not cleaned up in the manner that
Windows wants it to be cleaned up you can render your machine
unpatchable and be facing a repair install (at best) and total rebuild
at worst.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/joscon/archive/2010/08/06/should-you-delete-files-in-the-winsxs-directory-and-what-s-the-deal-with-vss.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/joscon/archive/2009/06/12/why-is-the-windows-winsxs-directory-so-large.aspx
Even if it's not malware, I would not be using a tool that isn't blessed
and supported by Mothership Redmond.
(lurker on the list/listmom on Patch management.org where there's enough
patching pain caused by update without inflicting more on yourself)
On 12/5/2013 9:14 AM, Richard Stovall wrote:
Does Amit still have his world-renowned malware testing lab? Maybe he
could check it out for us.
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Fellow list members: Poster of the below has never posted to this
list before. This is, at best, spam. Software may even be a trojan
horse.
OP: If you are legit, my apologies, but this behavior is highly
suspicious.
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Arma Rayo <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> A lot of people are having frustration with WinSxs folder and
especially
> with it's ever-growing size.
>
> MS has released an update to Disk Cleanup that can help to
reduce the size
> of the folder by removing SP backups and it's backups.
>
> However for many this is not enough.
>
> A Chinese based coder group has launched a tool called
>
> The Windows Update Clean Tool
>
> PIC
> http://ejie.me/images/win_upd_clean.png
>
> The tool is very careful and precise and only deletes what is
safe to
> delete. It also links/junctions old deleted items to the latest
ones. Be
> noted that cleaning WinSxs with this tool: Rolling back Windows
Updates
> isn't possible.
>
> Always use the latest version, DOWNLOAD link here:
> http://www.chuyusoft.com/thread-274-1-1.html
>
> CHEERS
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