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How to remove Bginfo error

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Bginfo.exe file information

The process Bginfo or BGInfo - Wallpaper text configurator belongs to the software Bginfo or Bginfo.exe or Plantronics Merge Module by Bryce Cogswell or Sysinternals.

Description: Bginfo.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\ or in the folder C:\Windows or in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 741,421 bytes (66% of all occurrence), 368,685 bytes, 512,045 bytes.
The program has a visible window. File Bginfo.exe 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\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). Bginfo.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 24% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If Bginfo.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 22% dangerous. File size is 331,820 bytes. The program has a visible window. Program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). File Bginfo.exe is not a Windows system file. Bginfo.exe is able to record inputs.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "BGInfo" can run at start up. BGinfo automatically displays relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop's background, such as the computer name, IP address, service pack version, and more

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as Bginfo.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the Bginfo.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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