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How to remove an supervisor error


The free file information forum can help you determine if supervisor.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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Supervisor.exe file information

The process belongs to software PC DoorGuard (version 4) or Anti-Trojan Shield by unknown.

Description: The file supervisor.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 321,583 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 331,264 bytes or 1,077,248 bytes. http://www.file.net/process/supervisor.exe.html 
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. The program has a visible window. The application has no file description. File supervisor.exe is not a Windows core file. Supervisor.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. supervisor.exe is able to monitor applications, record inputs, hide itself and manipulate other programs. Therefore the technical security rating is 26% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You could uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > Anti-Trojan Shield 2).

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External information from Paul Collins:

  • "Supervisor.exe" definitely not required. Has been reported to be associated with various antitrojan software like ATS and PC Doorguard. If so it's required in Startup - any further information is welcome

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

I have it on my computer. It seems to be part of pdg.
  pauladams26  
I know it makes itself your admin along w/ the rights - you become just a user - can't even reboot to DOS
  Sparx  
It keeps reappearing in my registry as a startup program, I removed ATS along time ago and have never had PC Doorgaurd? It is saying that its location is in my 'Windows' directory but a full search cannot find it anywhere on "My Computer"
  Robert G  


Summary: Average user rating of supervisor.exe: based on 1 votes with 3 reviews.
1 user think supervisor.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users doesn't grade supervisor.exe ("not sure about it").


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