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Connect.exe file information

The process known as Sametime Connect Application or Belkin USB Print and Storage Center or SharePort Utility or Belkin Network USB Hub Control Center

belongs to software Sametime Connect or Belkin USB Print and Storage Center or SharePort Utility or Belkin Network USB Hub or Lotus Sametime Client or Belkin USB Print and Storage

by Lotus Development (www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus) or Belkin International or D-Link (www.dlink.com).

Description: The file connect.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 1,302,528 bytes (34% of all occurrences), 1,306,624 bytes and 12 more variants.
File connect.exe is not a Windows system file. It is able to record keyboard inputs. Program uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. connect.exe is able to record inputs and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 59% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You could remove the entire program Sametime Client or Belkin USB Print and Storage Center using Windows Control Panel.

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External information from Paul Collins:

"Sametime Connect" can run at start up. IBM Lotus Instant Messaging and Conferencing software

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

Lotus Sametime Instant Messenger
D. Kalnæs (further information)

I agree - this appears to be part of Lotus Sametime

An instant messenger program from IBM.

Is a part of the instant message program Sametime

Lotus Sametime

This is for the Sametime Client Messenger.

is a known process that causes no problems

I can confirm that it's part of the Lotus/Sametime package
John DeStefano

IBM Lotus Sametime Instant Messaging and Collaboration client program. It does allow file transfer, etc., but it is not a malicious program (i.e. not a trojan). File Version I am using is 3.17.0.9 and is file-dated @ 2003-06-28 19:13 (EST).
KevFrey

IBM SameTime Chat Client. Standard issue for IBM employees, as well as for many users of Lotus Notus email/collaboration software.
Nikola Novak (further information)

When u install Diskeeper 11.0.686.0, there will be one more connect.exe on your harddrive. this is a small file(10,0 KB (10 240 bytes))

If you have a Belkin Network USB hub it also uses a program you install called Connect.exe
Jason

There is a connect.exe inkluded in Silex SX Virtual Link which is used for connection to it´s USB Device Server (w.g. SX1000U)
kraeMit

It is also the control center for the Belkin network USB hub.
gnuorder (further information)

Belkin Network USB Hub
Jay Dee

On my computer it is located in C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint which would be the mouse/keyboard program. It is 84 kb.
Joe K.

I have two processes named connect.exe running, one with an upper case C as in Connect.exe. any explaination?
C OBrien

Location: C:\WINDOWS\system32; size: 80.0 KB (81,920 bytes); tries to connect to several http servers, opens IE windows pointing to a potentially unsafe page; seems to be pointing to addresses used by http://squeeder.com/, which is an ad management website; adds itself to startup and executes at system start; seems to have appeared after a Shockwave update(?)
Sett (further information)

Was installed on my system after installing software for the Belkin USB Network Hub F5L009ea
Anne Meinema

Silex USB hub application
Mike (further information)

There is connect.exe process for Webex Connect
Sumit Agarwal

Summary: Average user rating of connect.exe: based on 27 votes with 21 reviews.

19 users think connect.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 1 user doesn't grade connect.exe ("not sure about it").

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