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How to remove an TBTray error


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

The process known as Thunderbird-Tray or Control Panel or Trace Blaster Tray Icon Manager belongs to software Thunderbird-Tray or tbctl or Trace Blaster by Felix 'SniperBeamer' Geyer or QSound Labs.

Description: TBTray.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 38,912 bytes (60% of all occurrences), 45,056 bytes or 36,352 bytes. http://www.file.net/process/tbtray.exe.html 
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. The program has a visible window. File TBTray.exe is not a Windows system file. TBTray.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 17% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You can uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > Thunderbird-Tray or Mozilla Thunderbird).

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If TBTray.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 26% dangerous. The file size is 28,672 bytes. The program has a visible window. Program has no file description. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It is not a Windows core file.

External information from Paul Collins:

  • "TBTray" is not required to run at start up. VLSI/QSound ThunderBird PCI Control Panel. System Tray access to the settings for this and related soundcards. Available via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel

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

Tool zum minimieren des Thunderbird E-mail Programms, wird in der Infoleiste angezeigt. Sehr nützlich, um in der Taskbar platz zu schaffen! Nicht gefährlich!
  SeC0815   (further information)
TBTraq ist ein kostenloses Hilfsprogramm, um den E-Mail-Client Mozilla Thunderbird in die Taskbar Notification Area zu minimieren. Die Datei liegt im Installationsverzeichnis C:\Programme\Thunderbird-Tray und ist 38.912 Byte groß. (Version 1.2)
  vossi75   (further information)
Ich nutze es selber auch, ist echt praktisch
  ehs   (further information)
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Summary: Average user rating of TBTray.exe: based on 6 votes with 3 reviews.
4 users think TBTray.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user doesn't grade TBTray.exe ("not sure about it").


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