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How to remove an shwicon error


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Shwicon.exe file information

The process known as shwicon belongs to software shwicon or Rome - Total War by MyComp.

Description: shwicon.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - generally C:\Program Files\USB Storage RW\ or C:\Program Files\CRW\ or C:\Program Files\Card Reader\. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 69,632 bytes (41% of all occurrences), 73,728 bytes and 4 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/shwicon.exe.html 
Shwicon.exe is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Therefore the technical security rating is 51% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You could uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ Rome - Total War(TM).

Recommended: Identify shwicon.exe related errors .

External information from Paul Collins:

  • "ShowIcon_SmartDisk Corporation_USB Card Reader v1.14e051": Card reader for memory cards from digital cameras. Is it required?

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

My PNY memory stick installed this file to show when I plug it into the USB port
  Tony  
Rimax DFS Plus Show Icon. Only if you have this device installed.
   
Installed with PNY thumb drive to show when connected
  Nate  
8 in1 memory card reader installed
  britta  
Connected to the pcmcia-slot, icon that shows when you plug in a card.
   
USB Device driver
   
It causing errors on Win2K after installing the EXT2FS driver. It came with my cardreader and I removed it without any trouble.
  T-MOB  
Win 98: Appears to be linked to PCI expansion card for USB 2.
  Cosmin-Coral  
is for usb storage
  DogSperm  
Little, except it is running all the time.
  john.humphreys107  
used for sd card on my sony
  trev  
I have 43 instances of this running on my computer and I don't know what it does.
   
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Summary: Average user rating of shwicon.exe: based on 9 votes with 12 reviews.
7 users think shwicon.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users doesn't grade shwicon.exe ("not sure about it").


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