Software updater no longer functional

[MR ZenWiz]

On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 9:41 PM, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
:
>
> I do not know whether it is part of your problem, but I have been
> getting this persistent malicious entry in the software updates -
> "Automatic software updater", which seems to be a trojan with the
> objective of turning the system into an unusable MS Windows - like
> brick - forever updating and rebooting, and, when a user actually gets
> a break in the paralysis, that allows the user to do something with
> the computer, once the user starts using the computer, away it goes
> again.
>
> How do I block this trojan, so that I do not inadvertently miss
> deselecting it in a required system update?
>
> I am using UbuntuMATE 16.04 (updated, except for the trojan).
>

Please do not hijack a thread with a different problem.  Start a new
one of your own, if you would.

Thanks.