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How to remove an ELAN error


The free file information forum can help you determine if ELAN.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, or adware that you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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ELAN.exe file information

The process known as ELAN Delete program belongs to software ELAN by Alcatel Microelectronics (www.st.com).

Description: ELAN.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 28,672 bytes (65% of all occurrences) or 32,768 bytes. http://www.file.net/process/elan.exe.html 
The program has no visible window. ELAN.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). File ELAN.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 64% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Recommended: Identify ELAN.exe related errors .

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

is it a trojan
   
i think it is a process from a belgian adsl setup
  Mikey  


Summary: Average user rating of ELAN.exe: based on 4 votes with 2 reviews.
4 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user doesn't grade ELAN.exe ("not sure about it").


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