How to remove fsdfwd error

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fsdfwd.exe file information

The process F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Shield daemon or F-Secure Internet Shield daemon belongs to the software F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Shield or F-Secure Internet Shield by F-Secure Corporation (www.f-secure.com).

Description: fsdfwd.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 204863 bytes (41% of all occurrence), 192570 bytes, 208959 bytes, 188474 bytes, 200767 bytes, 155702 bytes, 192573 bytes, 339968 bytes, 196670 bytes, 446464 bytes.
The program has no visible window. File fsdfwd.exe is not a Windows core file. The process listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. fsdfwd.exe is able to monitor applications, hide itself, manipulate other programs. Therefore the technical security rating is 65% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as fsdfwd.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the fsdfwd.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

it's an fsecure file

Part of F-Secure -internet security suite
Timo (further information)

F-Secure process

F-Secure nutzt 3 Scanengines beim Echtzeitscanning. Hat man z.b. den Indizierungsdienst von windows laufen, dann kann das system sehr schnell in die knie gehen, da f-secure jede datei überprüft, die geöffnet wird. so auch die dateien, die der indizierungsdienst öffnet...
Sascha

firewall

Ist in der Tat ein Backgroundscanner, aber einer der sich ziemlich rabiat die komplette CPU Zeit ungefragt krallt. Kann nerven
Malachias

Ich denke mal das es nur ein Background scanner von F-Secure System ist !
Crash'n Burn

Summary: 6 users think fsdfwd.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous.

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