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How to remove sidebar error

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sidebar.exe file information

The process WindowsX SideBar or Windows Sidebar belongs to the software prjDeskBar or sidebar.exe or Microsoft Windows Operating System by Lee Matthew Chantrey or Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: sidebar.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 1,232,896 bytes (25% of all occurrence), 1,233,920 bytes, 1,196,032 bytes, 524,288 bytes, 1,554,432 bytes, 1,253,376 bytes, 6,083,072 bytes, 1,232,384 bytes, 1,230,848 bytes, 1,304,576 bytes, 1,270,784 bytes.
The program has a visible window. File sidebar.exe is a Microsoft signed file. The application starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). Therefore the technical security rating is 7% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If sidebar.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" then the security rating is 56% dangerous. File size is 19,968 bytes. There is no file information. The program has no visible window. sidebar.exe is not a Windows system file.

If sidebar.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 24% dangerous. File size is 278,528 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 122,880 bytes. The program has a visible window. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). File sidebar.exe is not a Windows system file.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "Sidebar" definitely not required. Searchcentrix hijacker

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