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Wbutton.exe file information

The process newapp MFC Application or WButton MFC Application belongs to the software newapp Application or WButton Application or Tournament Dreams College or Micros Fidelio Opera Print or newapp MFC Application by unknown.

Description: Wbutton.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\ - e.g. C:\Program Files\Launch Manager\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 81,920 bytes (33% of all occurrence), 65,536 bytes, 53,248 bytes, 73,728 bytes, 86,016 bytes, 266,240 bytes, 258,048 bytes, 77,824 bytes.
The application has no file description. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Wbutton.exe is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. Therefore the technical security rating is 52% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

• "Wbutton": Related to the Wacom Penabled driver on Acer Tablet PCs. Appears to do nothing so is it required?

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as Wbutton.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the Wbutton.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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Notwendiger "Knopf" zum Ein-/Ausschalten der WLan-Funktion z. B. bei MEDION-Notebooks
  Jbof  

Needed program to start the WLAN card via hotkey in some notebooks (i.e. Medion)
  Chris  

it is harmless: works with Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
  zbu  

Tatsache, für den WLAN-Knopf am Acer-NB
  Garfield  

Harmless, if not in Windows-dir (e.g. in c:\Program Files\LaunchManager\wbutton.exe). As Paul Collins mentioned, part of acer TabletPCs hotkey handling but also some other laptop devices (e.g. so-called "Aldi-PC"-Notebook). Necessary for turning on/off Bluetooth/WLAN feature on runtime via hotkey
  klikatat  

It controls the Wireless LAN Hotkey on some notebooks
  Christopher  

Wireless networking card activation/deactivation button controler. Iritating yet harmless, and necessary alas.
  Nikai-Raziel  

Summary: 7 users think Wbutton.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think Wbutton.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it..

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