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wscntfy.exe file information

The process Windows Security Center Notification App belongs to the software Microsoft Windows Operating System or MicrosoftR WindowsR Operating System or wscntfy.exe by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File wscntfy.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 13,824 bytes (99% of all occurrence), 23,040 bytes, 17,408 bytes.
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. wscntfy.exe is a Windows system file. The program has a visible window. wscntfy.exe is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. Therefore the technical security rating is 0% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If wscntfy.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 86% dangerous. File size is 438,784 bytes. There is no information about the maker of the file. The program is not visible. wscntfy.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The file is not a Windows system file. The application uses ports to connect to LAN or Internet.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as wscntfy.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the wscntfy.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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Not harmful, but very annoying if, for example, you have deliberately turned off automatic updates. And, as others have noted, surprisingly resource-intensive. If you know what you're doing, you can shut it down (in Services) and never look back.
  Jeff H  

if you want it to go away do this..dbl click that little red badge down by the clock click change the way security center alerts me and uncheck everything, ZOMG!!! look at that its gone, and THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE THAT IT CAN SLOW YOUR PC DOWN UNLESS YOU BOUGHT JUNK TO BEGIN WITH, learn how to use google so you can enable/disable windows updates too
  B.Gates  

This basically turns windows firewall on/off. If this process is not working then the red security notification appears in your tray...more annoying than having it.
  Chojiro  

Wenn die Datei nicht aus dem system32 ordner kommt "LÖSCHEN!" starke beinträchtigung der Internet Leitung und des Gesamten Nezwerks.
  Lucas  

We received some new ThinkPad R61e notebooks, and performance was terrible when we ran our custom scientific data analysis program (used 100% CPU). We traced it (with the help of this site) to Windows Security Center. Once we turned off notifications, performance was fine. What is weird is that we have tested many computers before with XP Security Center and never had this problem. I don't know what is different. But the Security Center notifications were the culprit.
  Jay  

under win2000 its download from www.reptar.info
  Michael Mosmann  

Random name? No. WSC = Windows Security Center. NTFY = Notification. Windows Security Center Notification. It's notifying (SP) you of something. Really annoying, and if you end it it just restarts itself.
   

pointless if you already have a different firewall and Anti virus to the windows one, You can tell it to stop alerting you by going to the 'Change the way security centre alerts me' link on the botton left on the security centrer box.
  tom  

Agreed, SP2 does slow down a PC, but this particular exe has no real impact on CPU usage if you disable the ALERTS. As stated before, if this service is disabled (by simple home users) you could be leaving yourself wide open. My advice is simply turn off the alerts (if you have a working AV and FW) and leave the service running.
  PsyNusPain  

A simple way of removing this annoying alert is by updating your registry (The same can be done to the firewall by replacing "AntiVirus" with "Firewall", use at your own risk): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:0 if you're unsure about this, google the string.
  Anonymous   (further information)

Nicht notwendige Datei. Macht zum anderen auch (einen) z.b. port "3752" auf. Wo man leichter eindringen kann (firewall umgehen). Zum andern, wenn einer ersatzt datei schreibt und sich in C:\Windows\System32 einnistet, überschreibt er die Original datei. Legt sich im Kernel fest. einzige möglichkeit, system neu zu laden.
  core  

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