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How to remove an ocraware error


The free file information forum can help you determine if ocraware.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, or adware that you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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Ocraware.exe file information

The process known as OCRAWARE.EXE belongs to software OmniPage Limited Edition or WordScan by Caere (www.scansoft.com) or Calera Recognition Systems.

Description: The file ocraware.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\ or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (common is c:\oplimit\). Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 51,216 bytes (46% of all occurrences), 51,360 bytes, 47,840 bytes, 46,080 bytes or 26,880 bytes. http://www.file.net/process/ocraware.exe.html 
The program has no visible window. The file is not a Windows system file. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: C:\Windows\win.ini, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). Therefore the technical security rating is 60% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

  • "ocraware" is not required to run at start up. Optical Character Recognition software as part of OmniPage Limited Edition - supplied with some scanners. Scan directly into most word processor applications, such as Word, WordPerfect, etc. Available via Start → Programs

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

seems to belongs to OmniPage (OCR software)
  Matt B . /B  
Die Datei OCRAWARE.EXE lässt sich nicht in den Quarantäneordner verschieben, ist also "löschresistent", was mir verdächtig vorkommt. Bei dem versuch kommt die Fehlermeldung: GetRegKey
   
Ocraware.exe ist ein gefährliches "Programm" , es schadet dem Rechner. !!Löschen!!
  Christian  
This is causing major problems on my computer. I need to have it removed asap.
  Donna  


Summary: Average user rating of ocraware.exe: based on 4 votes with 4 reviews.
1 user think ocraware.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users suspect danger. 1 user doesn't grade ocraware.exe ("not sure about it").


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