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How to remove an SiteAdv error


The free file information forum can help you determine if SiteAdv.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, or adware that you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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SiteAdv.exe file information

The process known as Site Advisor or McAfee SiteAdvisor belongs to software McAfee SiteAdvisor or SiteAdvisor or McAfee SiteAdvisor for or Securexam Student or SiteAdvisor for Internet by McAfee (www.mcafee.com) or Site Advisor (www.siteadvisor.com).

Description: SiteAdv.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 36,904 bytes (36% of all occurrences), 36,640 bytes and 11 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/siteadv.exe.html 
File SiteAdv.exe is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. File SiteAdv.exe is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Therefore the technical security rating is 30% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
It is possible to uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > McAfee SiteAdvisor or McAfee SiteAdvisor for).

Recommended: Identify SiteAdv.exe related errors .

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as SiteAdv.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the SiteAdv.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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Site Advisor
  Brent Murphree   (further information)
Blocks infected Websites + In Search Results (ex. google.com) Gives you information about each result (Spywares-Adwares-PopUps-MailingRate-UnWanted Content..etc)
    (further information)
mcafee file
   
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Summary: Average user rating of SiteAdv.exe: based on 8 votes with 6 reviews.
7 users think SiteAdv.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless.


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