How to remove an BackWeb-1940576 error

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BackWeb-1940576.exe file information

The process known as BackWeb-1940576.exe appears to be part of software Pinnacle MPEG Realtime Codec by Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com).

Description: BackWeb-1940576.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 16,384 bytes (98% of all occurrences), 45,056 bytes or 36,864 bytes.
There is no information about the author of the file. It is not a Windows system file. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). The program is not visible. The program uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. Therefore the technical security rating is 75% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You have the option to uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > Pinnacle MPEG Realtime Codec).

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as BackWeb-1940576.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the BackWeb-1940576.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

keylogger, very dangerous, delete it right away.
some1

compaq connections\BackWeb-1940576.exe supposed to be a security watchdog for comdaq files n data. Mine has woken up recently an causes games to crash n usually windows cant turn it off on shutdown. am looking to find out wether tis ok to kill it or refigure
druid

its annoying
donnat

Compaq Connection Manager

my limiter show it as using about 1.5mb of my download per day which doesn't seem to much, but it adds up
just some1

Don't know. Every once in a while it want's into my computer and the firewall keeps blocking it until I let it come in.
Dale Clark

Just killed the process.. everything seems the same without it.. so it's one less process running for me, I guess. :?
unh0ly_freak

compaq connection manager is the program it belongs to but spyware programs will delete it thinking it is a worm or trojan. to fix download backweb from hp
dirt (further information)

gametop game is when I started getting after dwnload,not gametap as above listed.think safe
Greg b

It's messing up my router so that I can't get any connectivity to any of my computers until I unplug it.
ashley

Summary: Average user rating of BackWeb-1940576.exe: based on 8 votes with 10 reviews.

1 user think BackWeb-1940576.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 3 users think BackWeb-1940576.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users doesn't grade BackWeb-1940576.exe ("not sure about it").

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