How to remove scan32 error

The free file information forum can help you find out if scan32.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, adware which you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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scan32.exe file information

The process On-Demand Scanner or VirusScan On-Demand Scanner or 32 Bit Scanner belongs to the software VirusScan Enterprise or McAfee VirusScan Enterprise or AuditWizard or scan32.exe by Network Associates, Inc (nai.com) or Layton Technology, Inc or McAfee, Inc (www.mcafee.com).

Description: File scan32.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 9728 bytes (66% of all occurrence), 151623 bytes, 13912 bytes, 462848 bytes.
scan32.exe is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. The program can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. Therefore the technical security rating is 31% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as scan32.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the scan32.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

scan32.exe is a process belonging to McAfee VirusScan Enterprise

Datei von McAfee 8.0 Enterprise Edition. Läuft im Hintergrund und scannt im Echtzeit Schutz nach Dateien. Ungefährlich und notwendig. Sicherheitsschutz. Pfad muss auf C:\Programme\Network Associates verweisen.
Kutschke, Jan

scan32.exe is McAffee disk scanner program. It's looking for viruses...
G. Jones

scan32.exe gehört zum McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
Michael Frey (further information)

Its a part of McAfee Antivirus

scan32.exe is part of the McAfee virus scanner.
Steve C

It is part of AuditWizard from Layton Technology. It doesn't show up as installed software because the exe is all that runs on the client to inventory the hardware and software and report the info to an AuditWizard central server.
Jared (further information)

taking high cpu and memory
Yashwanth.M

Summary: 8 users think scan32.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 1 user think scan32.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 2 users doesn't grade scan32.exe ("not sure about it").

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