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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



client.exe (client.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 4 MB


In addition to the file name, client.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Altiris
Product contains:Carbon Copy

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.altiris.com/


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://fileinfo.prevx.com/adware/qq538a66814547-clie455/client.exe.html


Win Patrol

client.exe - This process is associated with the Carbon Copy remote control application from Altiris.

client.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called client.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
client.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xa3b338eb1bf4478445f7e6def3d68552 3160 KB
2 0x7533a2be800ac033d4fa684f512142be 1404 KB
3 0x1fb11233f17cb2948fe61bba64f21146 1728 KB
4 0xa9c5197238210143eb8af5f4f3e3a271 296 KB
5 0x38bbbc95286075af233455207e9324c2 176 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x8ac79cf52671f7afe43f213d81126ac9 14186496 bytes
7 0x99234bc721e5f97b3ecc73401a29dbce 1421312 bytes
8 0xb6a8299a09e5304d67cd2b33821c2894 454656 bytes
9 0xe3e5c0dcbb8e19108b779c1977d36f75 14186496 bytes
10 0x8e759e6b81eefe65153dc997d9745f5b 2117632 bytes

Match #2



client.exe (client.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 4%
Average RAM for this program: 201 MB


In addition to the file name, client.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:ReeferPoker
Product contains:Ultima Online
File name contains:\Program Files\ReeferPoker\client.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

client.exe -

client.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.




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Tips from the Pit Crew

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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