How to remove an GoogleDesktopCrawl error

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GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe file information

The process known as Google Desktop belongs to software Google Desktop or Google Desktop Search or Acoustica Effects Pack or OmniPage SE by Google (toolbar.google.com).

Description: The file GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of the "My Files" folder. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 129,536 bytes (29% of all occurrences), 195,072 bytes and 18 more variants.
The program is not visible. GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe is not a Windows core file. There is no description of the program. GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 53% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You can do the following:

use the software provider’s support
look for a new, improved version
uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > Google Desktop Search or Google Desktop)

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

something appear on ma screen saying that googledesktopcrawl.exe has stopped working

Google desktop search
H2O

win 32 Troian
coyac nicolae

It takes 99% of my CPU's ressources too and I sent 2 mails to google about that but they haven't answer yet...
Fab

It´s the indexation part of google Desktop. It´s not dangerous but... he consumes 90-98% CPU´s memory and turns your others processes very... but very slow
Maiky

it is trying to connect to crl.microsoft.com ip:131.107.115.28
Someone

Slows desktop to a crawl. Aptly named.

I have a screen popping up that looks fishy, asking for my .Net passport signon. I traced it back to this program as the running process associated with the window. The screen looks like a hoax to me. I'm deleting it., and getting information from Google on the proper file size, etc from this process.
Mark

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Summary: Average user rating of GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe: based on 25 votes with 9 reviews.

14 users think GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 5 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 2 users think GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 4 users doesn't grade GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe ("not sure about it").

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