{"id":48969,"date":"2023-02-14T18:13:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T17:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/48969\/what-is-waasmedic-agent-exe-in-windows-10\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T18:16:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T17:16:52","slug":"what-is-waasmedic-agent-exe-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/48969\/what-is-waasmedic-agent-exe-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"What is WaasMedic Agent Exe in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WaasMedicAgent.exe is running according to the task manager and requires a lot of CPU power? What is behind it?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Every now and then, you notice a new file or service that makes itself noticeable in the task manager through high CPU load. If it is a previously unknown process, one naturally worries that one has caught some kind of malware. As in this case, the &#8220;WaasMedic Agent Exe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7879\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medic_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medic_1.png 614w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medic_1-300x126.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Behind this is an executable file from the Windows\\System32 directory:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7880\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medic_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"91\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the properties, this belongs to Microsoft and is also digitally signed, which at least relieves us somewhat of the worry that this is some kind of malware.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7881\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medic_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medic_3.png 365w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/medic_3-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What does the Windows Update Medic Service do?<\/h2>\n<p>WaasMedic is a background service whose purpose is to repair the Windows Update Service and thus ensure that the computer continues to receive updates. 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