How to remove skinkers error

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The process Skinkers Receiver belongs to the software skinkers.exe or BBC News alerts or NEWS.com.au Alerts or Survey Alerts Manager or Sky Alerts by Skinkers Communications or Skinkers Ltd.

Description: File skinkers.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 475136 bytes (61% of all occurrence), 432640 bytes, 461312 bytes, 435200 bytes.
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. It is not a Windows system file. skinkers.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 28% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

"HalifaxHowardCluster" can run at start up. Howard the Weatherman desktop client from Halifax by Skinkers - marketing/messaging tool. Leave enabled if you want to receive messages
"skinkers" can run at start up. Selection of desktop messaging/marketing tools with celebrity tie-ins including MTV's "Desktop Ozzy" and Arsenal's "Desktop Wenger" - see here. Leave enabled if you want to receive messages

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

I have Skinkers.exe but have never had BBC news alerts. I do however receive Sky News alerts.
JFP

It came from a taskbar alert system from a survey company.
Laura

I use it to get BBC alerts. However Norton virus checker attempts to block it and will not accept the instruction to "allow always". I suspect this is a bug in Norton
Patrick McGrane

It's installed with BBC News Alerts, check their privacy policy though...
Jon (further information)

It's like an adware
owl

It is part of the BBC news alerts software
Paul (further information)

Produced for the BBC - it is THE program which delivers BBC news alerts to your desktop - it is an opt-in service. Simply uninstall it to stop it from ever running again!
Steve (further information)

Came with the BBC's News Alert desktop service
P

Adds pop-up news alerts to your desktop, used by a number of news services (but can't guarantee it doesn't do other things for their advertisers, too).
gjw

Used in business and education to deliver messages and updates to clients and teachers
Tim

various ad stuff does some user tracking and ad popups
mal (further information)

BBC Desktop Alerts software
Andrew M (further information)

Displays on screen News Alerts from the BBC
Nidonocu (further information)

It's a desktop alert - breaking news software (opt in)
John Smith (further information)

It came from the BBC, you can trust them
Adam

Summary: 11 users think skinkers.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users suspect danger. 1 user think skinkers.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 1 user doesn't grade skinkers.exe ("not sure about it").

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