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How to remove an Support error


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Support.exe file information

The process known as Support belongs to software Dell Support or Photo Mechanic by Dell (www.dell.com).

Description: The file Support.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" (mainly C:\Program Files\Common Files\Dell\EUSW\). Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 323,584 bytes (71% of all occurrences), 294,912 bytes and 4 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/support.exe.html 
File Support.exe is not a Windows core file. The application 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). The program has no visible window. Therefore the technical security rating is 53% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you want to remove the program completely, go to Control Panel ⇒ Software ⇒ Dell Support or Photo Mechanic.

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

It seems to be the Dell auto-support program, but then again, hackers are very stealthy?
  Matt Sundance  
pre-installed from Dell
  jay  
Appears to try to connect to the net at startup. This is annoying if you use an On-Demand provision such as AOL.
  Jeremy Gugenheim  
Dell Support tool... Pre-installed on all dells since October 2002. Supposably collects information on user by stealth. See link for details.
  Maximilleus   (further information)


Summary: Average user rating of Support.exe: based on 4 votes with 4 reviews.
3 users think Support.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user doesn't grade Support.exe ("not sure about it").


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