How to remove an atchk error

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Atchk.exe file information

The process known as Displays state of Intel® Active Management Technology belongs to software Intel® Active Management or Intel® Active Management Technology or Intel® PRO Network or Intel® TV Wizard or Intel® Network Connections by Intel (www.intel.com).

Description: atchk.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 401,408 bytes (42% of all occurrences), 404,248 bytes, 408,088 bytes or 408,344 bytes.
Program has no file description. File atchk.exe is not a Windows system file. Atchk.exe is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. atchk.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 34% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you encounter difficulties with atchk.exe, you can completely remove Intel(R) PRO Network or Intel® Active Management (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

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

Intel Management Technology
Chris Wirick

atchk.exe is part of MT Status Message from Intel.
Kevin

Summary: Average user rating of atchk.exe: based on 1 votes with 2 reviews.

1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user doesn't grade atchk.exe ("not sure about it").

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