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

The process belongs to the software TreeWalk or named.exe or ISC BIND or TreeWalk release or winbind or Plesk 8.2 for Microsoft Windows by Ensim Corporation or SWsoft.

Description: named.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32 or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 233,472 bytes (68% of all occurrence), 200,704 bytes, 79,360 bytes, 249,856 bytes, 253,952 bytes.
File named.exe is a file without information about the maker of this file. The program is not visible. File named.exe is not a Windows system file. The application uses ports to connect to LAN or Internet. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. Therefore the technical security rating is 59% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If named.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" then the security rating is 76% dangerous. File size is 249,856 bytes (40% of all occurrence), 253,952 bytes, 262,144 bytes, 237,568 bytes. There is no description of the program. The program has no visible window. File named.exe is not a Windows core file. Program listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet.

If named.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 90% dangerous. File size is 292,864 bytes. There is no file information. The program has no visible window. File named.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. It is not a Windows system file. The application uses ports to connect to LAN or Internet.

If named.exe is located in C:\ then the security rating is 64% dangerous. File size is 35,840 bytes.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as named.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the named.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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User Comments

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Treewalk DNS
  Thomas Wiegand   (further information)
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BIND DNS gotta have it
  Steve Bailey   (further information)
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Treewalk DNS, not a problem, DNS resolver for those with bad ISP DNS servers, for example, Verizon.
   
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is completely safe program it's the "fail safe dns" by ntcanuck and "obiwan" aka TreewalkDNS
  G.F.   (further information)
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Installed Treewalk deliberatly. However named.exe does take up 93%+ of my CPU resources for 3-10 minutes on start-up and waking from hibernation.
  R Cosgrove  
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Part of Treewaaalk DNS. Perfectly safe.
  Ivor  
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Treewalk DNS program. I installed it purposely.
  Michael I.   (further information)
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BIND DNS Server by software.com
  Adrian McElligott  
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Treewalk DNS
  Steven McGirr   (further information)

Summary: 9 users think named.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless.

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