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javaw.exe file information

The process Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition binary or Java launcher or Java(TM) Platform SE binary belongs to the software Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update or javaw.exe or SmartSound Quicktracks Plugin or Java 2 Runtime Environment or GridIron XLR or HP ProCurve Manager or ZendStudioClient- or hp LaserJet 1010 Series or Macromedia HomeSite or DVD Solution or CJEP Image Capture or hp LaserJet 1150 / or Winpower or IBM Rapid Restore PC or Automize or Java 2 SDK Standard Edition or IBM Rapid Restore Ultra or Oracle 8i or Microsoft OLE or DD Tournament Poker Patch or IBM Developer Kit for Windows, Java 2, or PRISMIQ MediaManager or AbleFtp or Goldenseal Demo or Dell OpenManage Active or Sonic.net Accelerator or Corda or IDAutomation.com Code 39 Free or Macromedia Dreamweaver or LexiCom or MapSource or Puzzle Pirates or Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager v1.16- or Yahoo! SiteBuilder or Plantronics Merge Module or IHMC CmapServer v or Verizon Media Manager or Blurb BookSmart or QuickBooks or Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U or Outerinfo or XpoLog Center or Belkin Automatic Power or javaw.exe" -vt yazb or Sybase SQL or Adobe AIR or Belkin Power Management by Sun Microsystems, Inc (www.sun.com) or Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com) or IBM Australia or Macromedia or LSI Logic Corp or Intuit Inc (www.intuit.com) or LSI Corp.

Description: javaw.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in the folder C:\Windows\System32 or in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" - generally C:\WINDOWS\system32\ or C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_02\bin\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 20,572 bytes (61% of all occurrence), 20,549 bytes, 49,250 bytes, 45,163 bytes, 28,779 bytes, 135,168 bytes, 20,576 bytes, 53,346 bytes, 28,775 bytes, 49,247 bytes, 20,555 bytes, 28,768 bytes, 24,671 bytes, 42,032 bytes, 28,771 bytes, 20,544 bytes, 24,674 bytes, 24,672 bytes, 42,072 bytes, 20,056 bytes, 24,576 bytes.
It is not a Windows core file. The process listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. The program is not visible. The process has no file description. Therefore the technical security rating is 67% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as javaw.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the javaw.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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senza javaw.exe non funzionano alcuni programmi
  giorgio_tempesta  

Many programs use it. For example HP uses it for its printer/scanner/fax monitoring software. Always check where it is running from and make sure you installed that software on purpose.
  Sir Brettley  

This file is a windowless version of the Java Virtual Machine. Unfortunately, that tells you nothing about what software is running on your computer. This program could be a perfectly harmless program that just happened to be written sloppily, or it could be an extremely dangerous trojan bent on stealing all of your personal information and spamming it to everyone on the internet. Sun and Microsoft are both remiss about not requiring a Java program to pass its executable name to the OS.
  Mythological Beast  

Part of JAVA virtual machine. Can be used to hide program's console. (keyloggers,spyware)
  Gash  

It is a gateway for pop-up ads-Unless you are really good and can remove it, just 'terminate process' and it will go away until the next time you log on or re-start. Symantec sees it as 'AdwarePuritys...' FYI.
  Mikelj3  

Suns Java-Runtime, It may cause high CPU-load if you have a performance-intense Java-application running (e.g. Azureus). Killing the task will kill the java-app that is running. Disabling/removing it is not recommended (Will break Java)
  geewee   (further information)

It comsumes 99% of CPU when I run Yahoo Sitebuilder causing my computer to get frozen
  AJ  

This is the java runtime. All the memory it uses are really the java programs running. IE Azareus, Limewire are the memory hogs.
  Damian  

java memory hog run-time program... perfectly safe, but very inefficiently coded. java is weak as hell but for some reason software companies that use windows are in love with it. there's no reason to use java in a windows environment...unfortunately people think otherwise :s
  matt  

I have Microsoft Windows Live OneCare and i created a rule to block it from ever accessing the internet
  anonomous  

Finally, I found a reference for javaw. In my case it is part of the HP 1012 printer s/w/. However, when I am up and running my counter there is a 90% change that sometime during the proceedings I get a message: "Javaw has caused an error in KERNEL32.DLL. Javaw will now close. OK." When I click OK (I have no other choice,anyway) in most of the cases nothing happens at all. However, if the message comes on during boot-up then most of the times the computer freezes and I have to start all over again. Is there anyway to get rid of this annoying and presistent message?
  Bert  

integral part of a Java installation
  The Dude   (further information)

it is same as java.exe but this one executes without console..Its a fact that it eats loads of memory and CPU,it is a part of JDK or JVM
  Saurabh  

this file does take alot of memory cause alot of stuff that i use, uses javaw and it does the same thing everytime, and that is slow down a little bit but after i have the program running that uses it, all i do is go to windows task manager and end task and my program runs and my comps back to normal.
  Joe  

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