How to remove an acs error
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Acs.exe file information
The process known as Agnitum Outpost Service or Atheros Configuration Service or ACU Configuration Service or D-Link Configuration Service or 802.11 WLAN Configuration Service or Ekahau Configuration Service or Belkin Wireless Utility or Agnitum Client Service
belongs to software Atheros Configuration Service (ACS) or Atheros Configuration Service or ACU Configuration Service or Belkin Wireless Utility or Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro or NETGEAR Wireless Adapter (version WG311T) or NETGEAR WPN311 Wireless Adapter or NETGEAR Wireless Adapter WPN311 or D-Link Wireless G WNA-1330 or Agnitum Outpost Security
by Atheros or NETGEAR (www.netgear.com) or Agnitum (www.agnitum.com) or Belkin (www.belkin.com) or SMC or TRENDnet or OEM (www.oem.com).
Description: The file acs.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 36,864 bytes (73% of all occurrences), 364,629 bytes and 23 more variants. 
There is no information about the author of the file. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows core file. Acs.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder.
acs.exe is able to hide itself.
Therefore the technical security rating is 70% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You have the option to do the following:
1) uninstall Outpost Firewall or D-Link RangeBooster from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs"
2) contact Agnitum Customer Service [1][2]
3) search for an update [1][2] on the vendor’s website.
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If acs.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 49% dangerous. The file size is 360,532 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 36,864 bytes and 31 more variants. The program is not visible. File acs.exe is not a Windows core file. Acs.exe is a file without information about the developer of this file. acs.exe is able to monitor applications and hide itself.
If acs.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 49% dangerous. The file size is 360,532 bytes (75% of all occurrences) or 1,474,560 bytes. The program has no visible window. File acs.exe is not a Windows system file. There is no description of the program. acs.exe is able to monitor applications.
If acs.exe is located in the folder "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 22% dangerous. The file size is 3,452,792 bytes.
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as acs.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the acs.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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