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How to remove TpShocks error

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TpShocks.exe file information

The process IBM Active Protection System or IBM Hard Drive Active Protection System or ThinkVantage Active Protection System belongs to the software n/a TpShocks or ThinkVantage Active by IBM Corp (www.ibm.com) or Lenovo, Ltd. and IBM Corporation.

Description: TpShocks.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 106496 bytes (45% of all occurrence), 102400 bytes, 77824 bytes, 86016 bytes, 181808 bytes.
File TpShocks.exe is not a Windows core file. The file is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. Program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The program has no visible window. Therefore the technical security rating is 46% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "TpShocks" must run at start up. Responsible for controlling the IBM Hard Drive Active Protection system found on newer models of IBM Thinkpads, including T41, T42, X40, R50, and R51. The Hard Drive Active Protection system is based on a technology similar to that used in automobiles to deploy airbags on contact: An accelorometer on the motherboard detects physical acceleration--such as when the notebook falls--and in response the system temporarily parks the hard drive's read/write head until stability returns

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