How to remove spooler error

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spooler.exe file information

The process spooler belongs to the software eScan Internet Security for by MicroWorld Technologies Inc.

Description: spooler.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 277506 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 93887 bytes.
The process has no file description. Program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). File spooler.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 34% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If spooler.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" then the security rating is 42% dangerous. File size is 19968 bytes. The program is not visible. spooler.exe is not a Windows system file.

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

When you have it, you can't run norton antivirus anymore, you can delete it in taskmanger, but it comes back all the time... this one is the reason why i downloaded security task manager
pikkie

this version looks like an IRC bot, it references ashnet.gotdns.org
hallucinati

Summary: 1 user think spooler.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 1 user doesn't grade spooler.exe ("not sure about it").

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