How to remove ViewMgr error

ViewMgr.exe file information

The process ViewMgr belongs to the software Viewpoint Manager or Magic Bullet Suite or Knoll Light Factory or ViewMgr.exe or Toad for Oracle Freeware or ORDATA II and KORDATA v or Lemonade Tycoon Deluxe or InterLok Driver Kit or UnInstall Envy24 Family Audio or rgc:audio Triangle II or Pinnacle MPEG Realtime Codec or Peachtree Complete Accounting or IDAutomation.com Code 39 Font or Acoustica Effects Pack or UnInstall Turtle Beach or SimNet XPert Enterprise Edition or Adobe Integrated Runtime by Viewpoint Corporation (www.viewpoint.com).

Description: File ViewMgr.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (normally C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Viewpoint Manager\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 111816 bytes (49% of all occurrence), 106557 bytes, 112336 bytes, 102400 bytes, 37388 bytes, 69632 bytes, 25600 bytes.
It is not a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is a Verisign signed file. ViewMgr.exe is certified by a trustworthy company. The process uses ports to connect to LAN or Internet. ViewMgr.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 44% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "ViewMgr" is not required to run at start up. Viewpoint Manager - automatic updates for ViewPoint products such as ViewPoint Media Player (as bundled with AOL, AOL Instant Messenger, Compuserve, etc). Can be run manually via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel by enabling auto-updates temporarily, re-booting and then disabling again

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

Links: ViewMgr.exe, ViewMgr.exe

I got this after going to Apple's site where I looked at the iPhone and watched the presentation of it's unveiling (useing QuickTime).
  Eileen Descallar  

Attempted to access an external IP frequently. Removed from Control Panel the item - Viewpoint Manager
  SSS  

Stupid and annoying. Installs automatically with AIM. If you have AIM installed and then uninstall this, it will automatically be reinstalled when AIM is next opened. There's no way to install AIM wihtout this.
   

It just pops up to update once in awhile, takes some space and rather annoying. Didn't really lag my computer too much though. Although I am not aware what kind of info I could've leaked from my computer.
  evanthebouncy  

All I know is after this software installed itself with out my consent. Weird things happened when browsing the internet - such as searching in a major search engine beginning with a 'G' and clicking on the URL that appeared in the top of the list. The browser would go over to fictitious auction site page and not to the actual page.
   

It just popped into my computer when i got AIM. Its probably in the liscense agreement, but who is gonna read an 8 page liscense aggrement? Zone Labs caught on mine, I did'nt know what the heck it was. I'm going to delete this right now.
  Scott  

Popped up out of nowhere, but seems to be very active on my computer(s). Used Startup Control Panel to disable it for now.
  JC Crisp  

I installed this plugin through a NASA Website. I don't think NASA is in the habit of allowing Spyware to Access their webpages. They have to much to lose by doing this.
  Phasers  

The fact that this process doesn't seem to do anything is even more worrisome to me. It implies that this executable has been built to be sneaky.
  Moran  

AIM Uses it, not exactly sure how, but i'm not deleting my AIM account because of a silly utility. It's never prompted me to update it either (panda 06 takes care of a lot of that stuff) and i have a home-made gaming machine, so it doesn't drain my cpu at all.
  Gizmosiciliani  

I didn't even know I had it. I have done spyware and adware checks; nothing gets noted by them. I still think it is wrong that they install it on your computer without your permission. I think I'll get rid of it now.
  landhermie  

istalled with AIM (AOL instant messenger) i think if you uninstall the program aim wont work. its not too big of a deal, as it doesnt suck up any cpu. but still unwanted
  Nick  

spyware that came with AOL. Installs its self.
  Brandi  

Viewpoint Manager (viewmgr.exe) is used by various products of Viewpoint Corporation and may include Viewpoint Media Player and Viewpoint Toolbar. Viewmgr.exe is a filename used by Viewpoint which looks for updates to Viewpoint products. The confusion over viewmgr.exe comes from Trojans or viruses that use the same executable name (.exe) as that of viewmgr. Many spyware/malware programs use filenames of usual, non-malware programs. if you have not installed any product by Viewpoint Corporation that would be using Viewpoint Manager, then you may be infected with a virus or Trojan.
  Mediarocker - IT Administrator   (further information)

In this world of computers it is possible to screw up an environment when installing legitamate software. Therefore is no reason to trust the unknown, non-requested, bandwidth eating software that Viewpoint is. Besides, has anyone that does use it ever seen it media player in use? I certainly don't like a cluttered machine as other troubleshooting is made simpler. So an uninstall is recommended whenever you find it. Because Viewpoint is linked with so many software titles out there, it will be difficult to prevent install. So just kill it when you see it if you did not purposely install.
  Optimus Prime  

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