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How to remove an CEC_MAIN error


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CEC_MAIN.exe file information

The process known as Video Web Camera belongs to software Camera Assistant Software for or Camera Assistant Software for Toshiba or Camera Assistant Software for Gateway or Video Web Camera by Chicony (www.chicony.com).

Description: CEC_MAIN.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 4,813,312 bytes (22% of all occurrences), 4,624,384 bytes and 19 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/cec_main.exe.html 
The program has no visible window. It is not a Windows core file. There is no information about the author of the file. CEC_MAIN.exe is able to record inputs and manipulate other programs. Therefore the technical security rating is 56% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
It is possible to do the following:

  • ask for help from Support
  • uninstall Camera Assistant Software for or Camera Assistant Software for Toshiba software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7/Vista)

Recommended: Identify CEC_MAIN.exe related errors

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

NO DANGER! Only WebCam software for Toshiba. Located in C:\Program Files\Camera Assistant Software for Toshiba runs with about 2300 kb
  Mikael P.M.  
It is the built in web cam program on my laptop on windows vista C:\Program Files\Camera Assistant Software for Toshiba
  kevin  
It comes with a Creative Driver for Webcam
  Hacknisty  
neu installieren
   
My computer can not excute and ask for downlaod.
  Abdelrahman Bashari  
TOSHIBA A 300
  ELVIN BILO  
Toshiba
  Fezulla  
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Summary: Average user rating of CEC_MAIN.exe: based on 12 votes with 7 reviews.
8 users think CEC_MAIN.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user think CEC_MAIN.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 4 users doesn't grade CEC_MAIN.exe ("not sure about it").


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