>>>>>Hi everybody,
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm trying to install Windows Update but I don't see any progress (see attached). What would be the course of action to check computer for malware and get rid of it?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>Naomi
>>>>
>>>>I would use software at http://www.malwarebytes.org/ and also run something like Regcure to check your registry - then restart machine and try again
>>>>
>>>>Colin
>>>
>>>Can you give me a link to the second one too please. I'm running the first now, it already detected 6 infected files :( but I need to finish with the scan.
>>>
>>>I can not seem to be able to update virus definitions for MS Essentials and also when I try to open the new site, each time I got IE can not connect and only re-trying succeeds, so I think I have serious problems here :(.
>>>
>>>BTW, it took me a few iterations to even install this program.
>>
>>Sounds as if you have serious problems - here's the other link http://regcure.org/
>>
>>Maybe try another browser to see if that connects better - if it does then may IE is corrupted and needs to be deleted and reinstalled - that may be affect your updates
>>
>>Colin
>
>Regcure doesn't work with Vista 64 bits. Anything else you can recommend?
>
>BTW, the malwarebytes detected 9 problems and cured them all. However, I'm afraid I still have problems. Say, MS Essentials are still running Download updates and they seems to stuck in the middle of the process.

I haven't used this one but it is 64 bit http://www.ylcomputing.com/content/view/122/

Are you still having problems when you connect to the Internet - if so have you tried using a different browser like Firefox to see if your problem is IE specific? Also I have a feeling that MS Essentials may be a part of the problem and possibly corrupted - have you tried alternative AV software - AVG for instance to get you past this stage - or perhaps uninstal and reinstall MS Esentials?

Colin