How to remove an SR_WatchDog error

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SR_WatchDog.exe file information

The process known as Check Point SecuRemote WatchDog or SR belongs to software desktop or Check Point SecuRemote WatchDog or CheckPoint VPN-1 SecureClient or Check Point VPN-1 or ToolScope (version 12.0 patch) or DjVu Plugin or MEC Office Templates by Check Point Software Technologies (www.checkpoint.com).

Description: The file SR_WatchDog.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (generally C:\Program Files\CheckPoint\SecuRemote\bin\). Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 36,962 bytes (24% of all occurrences), 36,959 bytes and 13 more variants.
There is no information about the author of the file. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows system file. SR_WatchDog.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 51% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
It is possible to completely remove CheckPoint VPN-1 SecureClient or Check Point VPN-1 (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

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

part of CheckPoint's SecureRemote/Secure Client VPN solution
megz (further information)

seems to belong to the secure client for checkpoint firewalls
peter widezky

it loops on my pc, and I can't kill it
Sten Selberg Hansen

uses 99% of processor time when using outlook email
Roland Smith

SR_Watchdog is used by Checkpoint Software for VPN services. It stays running in the background and when it detects a network connection, it will attempt to establish a connection to your VPN for you.
sil (further information)

This is the Checkpoint VPN security tool to keep the VPN connection secure.
Dunlop

uses 99% of processor time when using outlook email
Nick B

it chews up my processing power as it bludgeons its way through Bloat-look
Lawrence

It loads with my Licensed Checkpoint VPN Client. It is a firewall.
Patrick Bella

Part of checkpoint SecuRemote client vpn. To stop it stop the CheckPoint SecurRemote service

belongs to SecuRemote by Checkpoint
ron

Always running when SecureClient or SecureRemote is running
Andreas Nordstrand

Part of Checkpoint VPN software
John

It is part of check point VPN, just look for teh yellow key, right click and select stop and it will disapear
Felipe Saavedra

Despite Checkpoint being OPSEC partners with Symantec this process still triggers the Tamper Protection feature in Symantec Anti-Virus 10+
IT Manager

It's installed by VPN secure client, the name is strange but there is no risk
Abderrafia Lamrani Alaoui

Checkpoint Software No Risk
SysMax

. Process remains resident when stopping SecureClient. via system tray icon.

part of CheckPoint's SecureRemote/Secure Client VPN solution
Adrian Dain

Even after I delete checkpoint, it still runs in the background. I kill the process, and try to delete it, and windows says the it's still running. Eats my bandwidth and processing power when it's running. Not a virus, just a nuisance.

It installs with checkpoint, but even when checkpoint isn't running, it causes slows my computer and internet connection. I run a 2ghz pentium with 100mb dsl connection. Even when I kill the process, it says it's still running and won't let me delete the program.

i have a vpn software, i stop the vpn and the process sr_watchdog.exe don't stop ¿what is this process? a virus? spyware?
oneli

Its installed with Checkpoint securemote. When the computer is idle this program scans folders. I detect it with Filemon.exe. I think its a kind of spyware.

Even if turn off Checkpoint , have to kill service to stop it effecting machine when outlook open
J Jones

Instructions for "neutralising" this service are posted on the CheckPoint website. It is benign, but does use system resources that are better devoted to doing productive work. It can be manually run when required.
Robert

Service running along with Checkpoint VPN client (kind of firewall). Absolutely not dangerous, but very cpu-hungry. Better stop it when you don't need VPN connection
Fabio A.

belongs to the Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient
Pedro

Summary: Average user rating of SR_WatchDog.exe: based on 36 votes with 27 reviews.

20 users think SR_WatchDog.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 5 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 7 users suspect danger. 3 users think SR_WatchDog.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 1 user doesn't grade SR_WatchDog.exe ("not sure about it").

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