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How to remove the printer virus


Most antivirus programs identify printer.exe as malware, e.g. Symantec identifies it as Trojan Horse or Downloader.MisleadApp, and TrendMicro identifies it as WORM_NUCRP.GEN or Mal_Nucrp-7.
The free file information forum can help you find out how to remove it. If you know more about this file, please leave a comment or a hint for other users.

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Printer.exe file information

The process known as AntiVirus (version 2007 Pro) belongs to software Anvivirus Application by Microsoft Co (www.microsoft.com).

Description: printer.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 7,680 bytes (69% of all occurrences), 16,896 bytes and 4 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/printer.exe.html 
It is not a Windows system file. Program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). There is no description of the program. It is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. Therefore the technical security rating is 63% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Recommended: Identify printer.exe related errors

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

Nachtrag: Trojanerdaten: Version 1,0,0,1, MFC; interner Name Printers, Copyr 1999. Ist in einem anderen XP jedoch nicht vorhanden. Die Ursache dazu kann ich jedoch nicht angeben.
  Johann Scheitl  


1 user doesn't grade printer.exe ("not sure about it").


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