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How to remove autotbar error


The free file information forum can help you find out if autotbar.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, adware which you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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autotbar.exe file information

The process belongs to the software autotbar.exe or HP Image Zone or HP Photosmart Premier or HPIZ or HP Image Zone Express or Adobe AIR by Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com).

Description: autotbar.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 53,248 bytes (75% of all occurrence), 32,768 bytes.
Program has no file description. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders). It is not a Windows core file. Therefore the technical security rating is 39% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If autotbar.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" then the security rating is 36% dangerous. File size is 40,960 bytes. The program has a visible window. There is no information about the maker of the file. The application starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders). autotbar.exe is not a Windows system file.

External information from Paul Collins:

  • "Auto T Bar" is not required to run at start up. If you disable the HP VIEW toolbar in IE and rarrange the toolbars on a reboot they will be back as they were before if this is left enabled

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as autotbar.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the autotbar.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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