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ocraware.exe file information

The process OCRAWARE.EXE belongs to the software OmniPage Limited Edition or WordScan or ocraware.exe by Caere Corporation (www.scansoft.com) or Calera Recognition Systems.

Description: 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 XP are 51216 bytes (60% of all occurrence), 51360 bytes, 26880 bytes.
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 55% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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 camouflage themselves as ocraware.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the ocraware.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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User Comments

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This is causing major problems on my computer. I need to have it removed asap.
  Donna  
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Ocraware.exe ist ein gefährliches "Programm" , es schadet dem Rechner. !!Löschen!!
  Christian  
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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
   
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seems to belongs to OmniPage (OCR software)
  Matt B . /B  

Summary: 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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