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How to remove ALUNotify error


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ALUNotify.exe file information

The process Symantec ALUNotify Module or ALUNotify.exe belongs to the software LiveUpdate or ALUNotify.exe or VIA Audio Driver Setup Program or Pinnacle MPEG Realtime Codec or Symantec AntiVirus or Argus Digital Camera or OpenOffice.org or Panasonic Document Management by Symantec Corporation (www.symantec.com).

Description: ALUNotify.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - normally C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 54,936 bytes (26% of all occurrence), 67,264 bytes, 263,824 bytes, 54,472 bytes, 100,032 bytes, 492,912 bytes, 54,424 bytes, 234,974 bytes, 493,176 bytes.http://www.file.net/process/alunotify.exe.html 
The program has a visible window. The file is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. It is not a Windows core file. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). ALUNotify.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 2% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

  • "ALUAlert" can run at start up. Notification reminder for Symantec's LiveUpdate. Leave enabled unless you manually run LiveUpdate on a regular basis

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as ALUNotify.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the ALUNotify.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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Norton AV 2005 (aucun problème) Symantec Liveupdate
  Pascal  
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The MSN spysweeper found this in my files and gave me an alert about it. First is said there was a new startup item. It named it "Start UP Item ALUAlert. Then when I clicked More Details, it said "Location C:\Program Files\ Symantec\Live Update\ ALUNOTIFY.EXE" and then "Registry or Startup Folder:HKLM:Run
  Yvonne Willems  
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Ist die Ausführungs-Datei für die automatische Live-Update-Funktion. Am besten aktiv lassen, es sei denn, Sie führen selbst in regelmäßigen Abständen Updates aus.
  Phoenix  


Summary: 2 users think ALUNotify.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user doesn't grade ALUNotify.exe ("not sure about it").


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