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gcasServ.exe file information

The process Microsoft AntiSpyware Service or GIANT AntiSpyware Service belongs to the software Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta 1) or GIANT AntiSpyware or gcasServ.exe or gcasServ.exe" by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com) or GIANT Company Software inc (www.giantcompany.com).

Description: gcasServ.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\ - e.g. C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 473928 bytes (71% of all occurrence), 473920 bytes, 469824 bytes, 462848 bytes, 24076 bytes, 446464 bytes, 454656 bytes.
gcasServ.exe is not a Windows system file. The file has a digital Signature. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). You can uninstall this program in the control panel. The program is not visible. gcasServ.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 25% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

If gcasServ.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 85% dangerous. File size is 38101 bytes (66% of all occurrence), 20992 bytes. There is no file information. The program is not visible. The file is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). File gcasServ.exe is not a Windows system file.

External information from Paul Collins:

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as gcasServ.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the gcasServ.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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MS Anti Spyware beta. Uses lots of system resources - may be worth unloading manually if you're running resource hungry apps like newer games ets...
  SimonB  
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Should not be removed or disabled, needed for MS Anti-spyware
  Elric Ward  
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Microsoft Anti Spyware
  rami  
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part of the new Microsoft"s anti Spyware
  Gerald  
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the file is part of microsofts anti spyware package, the reason it may have stop ms explorer, is because its system agents
  brad  
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MS Antispy catching more in it's Beta than any other program has!
  Sean A. Turvey U.E.   (further information)
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With this file loaded at startup I could not launch MS Exployer. I removed it and MS Exployer functioned OK.
  C. Davidson  
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MS spyware detector - harmless
  Yves  
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this is an antispyware program the experance i have had with this program is good
  Richard   (further information)
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obwohl nun v.MS; umfangreiches Ermittlungstool, für Spyware, klasse
  a friend of mine  
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Monitoring service for Windows AntiSpyware (Beta)
   
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this file is linked with MS AntiSpyware program
  sk  
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Summary: 23 users think gcasServ.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user think gcasServ.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 3 users doesn't grade gcasServ.exe ("not sure about it").

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