How to remove an MSOffice error

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MSOffice.exe file information

The process known as Microsoft Office XP component or Microsoft Office (version 2000 component) or Total Commander Administrator Tool belongs to software Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office (version 2000 Premium, 2000) or Microsoft Office XP Small or Microsoft Office XP Standard by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) or Ghisler Software GmbH.

Description: MSOffice.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 226,720 bytes (56% of all occurrences), 409,656 bytes and 4 more variants.
The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows core file. Program can be uninstalled in the Control Panel. The file is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. MSOffice.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 16% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If there are any problems with MSOffice.exe, you can uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office 2000.

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If MSOffice.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files", the security rating is 68% dangerous. The file size is 42,592 bytes. It is a file without information about the developer of this file. The program is not visible. The file has a digital signature. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). Program listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. The file is not a Windows core file.

If MSOffice.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 36% dangerous. The file size is 48,170 bytes. The program has a visible window. Program has no file description. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). File MSOffice.exe is not a Windows system file. MSOffice.exe seems to be a compressed file.

External information from Paul Collins:

"Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar" is not required to run at start up. Alternative shortcuts to the Start -> Programs way of running applications installed as part of MS Office. Some people prefer it but a better way is to create Desktop Shortcuts if you want access these programs quickly

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

Microsoft Corporation (XP)
Pascal

It seemes that is office exe file but my anti spy gives it a 100 reating

There is a description of the MS Office Shortcut Bar at http://www.microsoft.com/msj/archive/S274.aspx
Dan McGarigle

Used it for many years and lost it with Office 2007 ! Very usefull shortcut bar for launching MSoffice programs
Gerard

kann es nicht mehr loswerden.PC lässt sich nicht runterfahren
mariahoffmann

Summary: Average user rating of MSOffice.exe: based on 5 votes with 5 reviews.

2 users think MSOffice.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 1 user think MSOffice.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 1 user doesn't grade MSOffice.exe ("not sure about it").

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