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How to remove cloaker error


The free file information forum can help you find out if cloaker.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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cloaker.exe file information

The process Cloaker belongs to the software Cloaker, Cloaker, Cloaker! by Hewlett-Packard Co (www.hp.com).

Description: cloaker.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". The file size on Windows XP is 27,136 bytes.
The program has a visible window. File cloaker.exe is not a Windows system file. 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, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). Therefore the technical security rating is 25% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Recommended: Identify cloaker.exe related errors

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as cloaker.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the cloaker.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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on a Compaq desktop 11/2006 w/WinXP-MCE, in C:\HP\bin, 27136 bytes, has strange properties such as Product Name- cloaker, cloaker, cloaker!
  RoyGBIV   (further information)
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it is not so important and also it does not take a lot of memory and you can also keep it or disable it as you want.
  Steven-HP Support   (further information)
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Found on HP recovery CD to prevent setting up software manually?
  PoopyPants  

Summary: 1 user think cloaker.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous.

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