How to remove an twatdog error

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Twatdog.exe file information

The process known as TWatDog belongs to software TWatDog Application by XGI Technology (www.xgitech.com).

Description: The file twatdog.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 53,248 bytes (78% of all occurrences) or 77,824 bytes.
The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows core file. There is no description of the program. The program has no visible window. It is a Microsoft signed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 54% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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

Its a strartup for Trident Video Cards and has a great executable name
Kalanto

Its on toshiba laptops that use the trident graphic chip
Kevin

exists in msconfig startup.'Word' fails after 30 seconds with error
briandunhill

It's on my Toshiba Laptop haven't seen it on othe makes
Bob

Its on toshiba laptops that use the trident graphic chip
Nelson

Known on all corporate laptops (we have 4000 tecra M1) using trident vga drivers
Jon Cooper

I've found this file showing up on computers that have nothing in common with a Toshiba laptop (i.e. my custom machines). I'm not sure how it got there. But it seems to show up in the startup menu about the same time other apps begin to fail. All that I have read about it shows that it can show up in a number of places. After removing it (including registry entries) and reinstalling the affected apps seems to clear things up.
charlie

By product of Trident driver install on Toshiba notebooks
Lee Bowers

TridentWatchDog - Trident video driver component found on Toshbia laptop systems
D.Collins (further information)

Driver for Trident Video Accelerator. I have it on my Toshiba Portege laptop
B. Rudic

Summary: Average user rating of twatdog.exe: based on 7 votes with 10 reviews.

4 users think twatdog.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 3 users doesn't grade twatdog.exe ("not sure about it").

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