How to remove msdtc error

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msdtc.exe file information

The process MS DTC console program or MS DTCconsole program or MS-DTCconsole-Programm or Registery Server belongs to the software Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator or Microsoft Windows Operating System or msdtc.exe or msdtc.exe" -vt yazb or msdtc.exe" -vt ndrv or USOL.com Accelerator or Outerinfo or AcroRdWin or Betriebssystem Microsoft Windows or RegSrv by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com) or MS or Microsoft Coperation.

Description: msdtc.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 6,144 bytes (95% of all occurrence), 5,632 bytes, 20,480 bytes, 105,984 bytes, 20,992 bytes.
File msdtc.exe is a Windows core system file. The program is not visible. File msdtc.exe is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. Therefore the technical security rating is 5% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If msdtc.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 80% dangerous. File size is 72,704 bytes. The application has no file description. The program is not visible. File msdtc.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows system file. msdtc.exe is able to monitor applications.

If msdtc.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 70% dangerous. File size is 1,884,160 bytes. The program has no visible window. The file is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. msdtc.exe is not a Windows system file. The application listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. msdtc.exe is able to record inputs, hide itself, manipulate other programs.

If msdtc.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" then the security rating is 60% dangerous. File size is 466,944 bytes.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "MSDTC" is not required to run at start up. MS Distributed Transaction Coordinator - handles transactions across multiple servers and is installed by MS Personal Web Server and MS SQL Server

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

Links: msdtc.exe, msdtc.exe

There appears to be some sort of spy/adware that uses this exe as its medium - I just recently started having an ad-popup problem (IEx and occasionally Firefox hijacked); this and something called E2E9EAECE9E8E7.exe were the only new things that I noticed after, and nuking this seems to cure the problem.
  Duneflower  

I know enough to know I've blocked it on my firewall. If I can't explain it, I don't want it talking.
  Ed in San Antonio  

IIS 6.0, when run under IIS 5.0 isolation mode requires MSDTC service. Haven't seen any other use with IIS or SQL yet.
  IIS User  

Normally harmless, but other malware might use it if you're infected. But by itself harmless - just keep your pc clean ;)
  kudzudude  

Pops up on Zone Alarm when installing TurboTax 2007
  Internet Esquire  

Suspiciously runs trace programs in MS-DOS. Not sure who those trace logs go to. Apparently, disabling is completely fine, so just do that.
  Tibs  

Looks like this is used by Ahsay Online Backup Manager (and probably by any similar application)
  Marcus Z  

Part of a number of MS database products, is used to managed distributed transactions. Will exist on almost all Visual Studio 2005 installs due to SQL Express installations. Can be set to manual startup for the service.
  Elliott Whitlow  

Never had this on any of the workstations in my domain. It showed up on a machine that seems to have gotten infeced with some sort of spycrap. It was accompanied by 3 or 4 copies of ntvdm.exe running at 99% of CPU. I'm pretty sure it's a MS component but in this case I'm also pretty sure that it is being used as some sort of exploit. I disabled it.
  Network Admin  

ZoneAlarm is saying that msdtc.exe is trying to act as a server. Source IP: 0.0.0.0:Port 3913. I have no idea what that means. But it doesn't sound good. It's a real pain that ZoneAlarm's so-called "SmartDefense Advisor" doesn't any info about it. AS USUAL!!! It never has any info on ANYTHING!!!
  Buck S.  

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IIS cannot process ASP.NET pages without it. SQL Server cannot install without it.
  Henrik  

Have Windows Live OneCare clock it because when it's enabled I get tons on advertisements. It seems it's always trying to get access. I just enabled it and got the ads again right in the middle of my doing something so I disabled it again--FOR GOOD!
  Tom  

this file seems to slow down my system radically.
  Mark Noritsch  

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