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The process bcont Module or MYTH Installer or Setup Launcher or SupportSoft Container or Setup.exe or External Installer belongs to the software Install.exe or Administrator or Myth Installer or InstallShield® or Charter High-Speed™ or InstallShield (R) or Windows Communication Foundation or Microsoft® Visual Studio® by SupportSoft, Inc (www.supportsoft.com) or Installation or MYTH or InstallShield Software Corporation (www.installshield.com) or Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: install.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 831488 bytes (14% of all occurrence), 653451 bytes, 609472 bytes, 653443 bytes, 213504 bytes, 59904 bytes, 303088 bytes.
The program has no visible window. install.exe is not a Windows system file. install.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 45% dangerous.

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If install.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 82% dangerous. File size is 24576 bytes. The program has no file description. The program is not visible. install.exe 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_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). The file is not a Windows core file. The process listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet.

If install.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 73% dangerous. File size is 198144 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 1511424 bytes. There is no file information. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). It is not a Windows system file. install.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications, manipulate other programs.

If install.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" then the security rating is 63% dangerous. File size is 24576 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 116880 bytes.

If install.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 72% dangerous. File size is 22528 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 14332 bytes.

If install.exe is located in C:\ then the security rating is 18% dangerous. File size is 1273856 bytes.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as install.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the install.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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