How to remove an praetorian error
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Praetorian.exe file information
The process known as praetorian.exe belongs to software Yandex by Yandex (www.yandex.com).
Description: praetorian.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings".
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 1,515,352 bytes (28% of all occurrences), 1,534,976 bytes and 7 more variants. 
It is not a Windows system file. Program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run).
The program has no visible window. File praetorian.exe is digitally signed. File praetorian.exe is a Verisign signed file. You can uninstall this program in the control panel.
praetorian.exe is able to monitor applications.
Therefore the technical security rating is 29% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
In the event of any problems with praetorian.exe, you can also do the following:
- look for help on the Yandex's website
- completely remove Yandex (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs)
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If praetorian.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 41% dangerous. The file size is 1,515,352 bytes (25% of all occurrences), 1,534,976 bytes, 1,460,040 bytes, 798,024 bytes or 799,560 bytes. The program is not visible. 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). File praetorian.exe is not a Windows system file. It is a Verisign signed file. File praetorian.exe is digitally signed. praetorian.exe is able to monitor applications.
If praetorian.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows, the security rating is 64% dangerous. The file size is 1,055,462 bytes. There is no file information. The file is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. File praetorian.exe is not a Windows core file. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run).
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as praetorian.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the praetorian.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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