How to remove an dwwin error

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Dwwin.exe file information

The process known as Microsoft Application Error Reporting or DiscWizard for Windows belongs to software Microsoft Application Error Reporting or DiscWizard for Windows by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) or Kroll Ontrack.

Description: The file dwwin.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 180,224 bytes (95% of all occurrences), 200,704 bytes, 162,128 bytes or 176,128 bytes.
It is a Windows core system file. The file is a Microsoft signed file. dwwin.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 3% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If dwwin.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 42% dangerous. The file size is 552,960 bytes. The program is not visible. It is not a Windows system file. dwwin.exe is able to record inputs.

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

its a keylogger
SKTG

it's a CPU hog
Marilyn

i need full information for dwwin.exe-dll
Javeed Ahamed.J

Error Sender
Martin Luft

it stopped Linked items (eg My documents set as links from starting) in Start menu
John V

I find it in Task manager processes and it takes a big cpu usage.
Mutungye

Once my firewall told me that system process is accessing some ip location via protocol 41 . So I made IP search to know the receipient of this information . It was pointing to microsoft usa . I blocked it. Again it gave another message now the IP address was changed a bit now it was microsoft UK . So I blocked it . This way it tried 4 -5 times. Then on next boot it restarted the boot . After it gives message that windows has recovered from a serious error Do you want to send error report. on selecting no this message comes again . Only way to stop this is drag it to a corner of window
prashant

dwwin.exe is a part of the Microsoft Doctor Watson error reporting tool which comes packaged with some Microsoft products. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.
Anna

It's the Windows Dr. Watson service
fred

Summary: Average user rating of dwwin.exe: based on 16 votes with 9 reviews.

5 users think dwwin.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 6 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 2 users think dwwin.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users doesn't grade dwwin.exe ("not sure about it").

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