How to remove an procexp error

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Procexp.exe file information

The process known as Sysinternals Process Explorer belongs to software Process Explorer by Sysinternals (technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals) or Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com (technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals).

Description: procexp.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in C:\. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 3,623,736 bytes (21% of all occurrences), 3,550,592 bytes and 15 more variants.
It is not a Windows system file. Procexp.exe is digitally signed. procexp.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 15% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If procexp.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 20% dangerous. The file size is 3,623,736 bytes (16% of all occurrences), 3,278,400 bytes and 16 more variants. The file is not a Windows system file. Procexp.exe is certified by a trustworthy company. procexp.exe is able to monitor applications.
If you run into problems with procexp.exe, you may also uninstall HijackThis software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7/Vista).

If procexp.exe is located in a subfolder of the "My Files" folder, the security rating is 11% dangerous. The file size is 3,623,736 bytes (26% of all occurrences), 3,522,600 bytes and 7 more variants. The program has a visible window. It is not a Windows core file. The file has a digital signature. procexp.exe is able to monitor applications.
If you run into problems with procexp.exe, you may also uninstall HijackThis software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7/Vista).

If procexp.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 6% dangerous. The file size is 3,623,736 bytes (42% of all occurrences), 3,522,600 bytes, 3,523,624 bytes, 3,278,400 bytes or 1,455,680 bytes.

If procexp.exe is located in a subfolder of Windows Temp folder, the security rating is 21% dangerous. The file size is 3,564,584 bytes (25% of all occurrences), 4,845,856 bytes, 3,887,480 bytes or 4,777,280 bytes.

If procexp.exe is located in the folder "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 18% dangerous. The file size is 1,451,584 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 3,550,592 bytes.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as procexp.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the procexp.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

"process explorer begins where windows task manager ends"...from the developers homepage. An excellent application and free. Go check out the site, LOADS of free interesting system analysis tools for d/loading + truly helpful stuff for developers etc.

Taskmanager Ersatz
Kn3cHt

Sehr guter Task-Explorer

been using it for over a year...10 stars
pink

good for trojans
husam

It shows a list of executing Windows processes
Dennis

good taskmanager replacement from sysinternals, which is now acquired by Microsoft
gerard2005 (further information)

Supergutes Tool

its a cleaning file
safexonwe

Unbelieveably useful.
benobolo

hacker software
paschal

it show the virus file and sec patchs
mohin

Excellent program
Richard Stone

very useful tool, diffrentiates user and system processes, provides description for known processes, doubtful processes can be identified(with no desc) and the location of file that started the process is available too
Abhay Chopra

Excellent Replacement for Task Manager. Adds extra functionality and ease in trapping wayward applications
TerrificInTahoma

Essential tool for shutting down processes and keeping them closed to remove. Especially new viruses and the like that auto restart when stopped with task manager
JB

Amazing free program for checking what your windows machine is running. Rated 2 instead of 1 because you can damage your own machine by killing the wrong processes if you don't know what you're doing.

Powerful Task Magager like Utility, good for killing viruses currently running in memory
Odin Sonnah (further information)

It's the Process Explorer

microsoft library of free tech tools
terrynutkins (further information)

Summary: Average user rating of procexp.exe: based on 25 votes with 20 reviews.

15 users think procexp.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 6 users think it's probably harmless. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user think procexp.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users doesn't grade procexp.exe ("not sure about it").

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