How to remove an aports error

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Aports.exe file information

The process known as Shows all open TCP/IP and UDP ports belongs to software Active Ports by SmartLine (www.devicelock.com).

Description: The file aports.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". The file size on Windows 7/XP is 263,680 bytes.
The program has a visible window. The process can be uninstalled in the Control Panel. The file is not a Windows system file. aports.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 6% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If there are any problems with aports.exe, you can uninstall Active Ports from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".

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

Monitors open TCP/UDP ports on the host
Tom

active ports monitor, not itself dangerous, but can be abused by malware to stop processes
jonsey

its a download from cnet that monitors your open ports
wb

It's a utility for scanning open ports. It's not malicious, but unless you intentionally installed it, it might indicate an intrusion.

It is a Port Monitoring tool - In the Right Hands a TOOL to detect Intrusion. But can also be put to Malicious use. If you didn't install it and Don't know what it is, then I would say it's been put there for Malicious reasons and you should remove it.
George (further information)

As an IT tech, I use this proggy whenever I suspect spyware aka malware on a pc. It is certenlainly not spyware! Unless you're a novice user and theres a process running under that name of course...
Werner

It is not diferent from the information supplied by common Linux utilities, like netstat and nmap, fundamental for system watch
Marcos Chait (further information)

Aports connects to a backdoor website and sends any information it gathers.
r00tKiT

Very handy after cleaning up spyware/malware to check if there's anything left that connects to the outside world. Just got to know how to read the info. Not for the average n00b.
Oink

It is an excellent tool to find open ports on a pc or server. But in wrong hands it could be dangerous. For this reason Symantec has banned this software recently, hence it will be reported as a virus now!
Hans

It was part of a hack attack on my machine. I visited a website that auto downloaded at least two files (downloader and aports). Now it is on my machine, is not visible for uninstall/delete and is not removable by Norton or AVG. I can't find anything on the net telling me how to get rid of this thing!
Thomas

Great to see what App's are accessing the web, and can terminate anything you think is suspicous
hj

Summary: Average user rating of aports.exe: based on 15 votes with 12 reviews.

10 users think aports.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 3 users suspect danger. 1 user doesn't grade aports.exe ("not sure about it").

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