How to remove boinc error

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boinc.exe file information

The process BOINC Core Client Command Line Interface or BOINC client or ClimatePrediction.net client belongs to the software BOINC Core Client or CPDNBBC core client or BBC Climate Change Experiment or Gridfinity or BOINC client by Space Sciences Laboratory or ClimatePrediction.net or Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley.

Description: boinc.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 299008 bytes (24% of all occurrence), 294912 bytes, 319488 bytes, 307200 bytes, 303104 bytes, 426752 bytes, 704512 bytes, 352256 bytes.
The program is not visible. It is not a Windows core file. The program listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. boinc.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 44% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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BOINC client, needed for running distributed computing projects using the BOINC infrastructure
Ruben (further information)

Grid Utility from Berkeley
softsmyth (further information)

From Berkeley Univ. Replaced SETI at Home. BOINC can run other programs Rosetta for protien folding. If you don't know what it is, you do have a problem. You or someone with access to your compter should have installed it.
benszoko

BOINC = Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
Volker

BOINC Client program

BOINC=Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing,programm/plattform die man zum berechnen von wissenschaftlichen projekten wie seti@home, climateprediction oder einstein@home braucht.
chris (further information)

It is the gui of the boinc system
mobilemurdock (further information)

BOINC Client program
Chris Peel (further information)

Help Software (like SETI@HOME)
Ragalm

A software platform for distributed computing using volunteered computer resources
Wizzkid007 (further information)

Übergeordneter Dienst für z.b. Seti
MHK (further information)

Part of SETI@home computing
Gabrijel (further information)

Summary: 10 users think boinc.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user doesn't grade boinc.exe ("not sure about it").

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