How to remove an waatservice error

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Waatservice.exe file information

The waatservice.exe process contains no information about the creator.

Description: The file waatservice.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 102,400 bytes (75% of all occurrences) or 110,592 bytes.
The process has no file description. The program is not visible. The file is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). File waatservice.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 79% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as waatservice.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the waatservice.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

It is an internal Intel IT tool (Workstation Admin Access Tool)
cyppaham

I know it was hijacking my system, ran Trjn rmvr 6.7 from simplysup and it renamed it and my probelm is gone. waast had remaned a exe. webmedia viewer and was a trojan, issue solved.
carl

Summary: Average user rating of waatservice.exe: based on 4 votes with 2 reviews.

1 user think waatservice.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 1 user think waatservice.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.

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