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How to remove WinRAR error

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WinRAR.exe file information

The process WinRAR archiver belongs to the software winrar.exe or EXPLORER or WinRAR archiver by Alexander Roshal (www.rarlab.com) or gy or Eugene Roshal.

Description: File WinRAR.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (e.g. C:\Program Files\WinRAR\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 881664 bytes (16% of all occurrence), 847360 bytes, 835584 bytes, 823296 bytes, 916992 bytes, 915968 bytes, 846848 bytes, 845824 bytes, 929792 bytes, 880128 bytes, 932352 bytes, 1425408 bytes, 881152 bytes, 843776 bytes, 857600 bytes.
The program has a visible window. There is no file information. File WinRAR.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 21% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If WinRAR.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 36% dangerous. File size is 45056 bytes. The program has a visible window. It is a file without information about the maker of this file. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows core file.

External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

• "quicken" definitely not required. CoolWebSearch parasite variant. Note - this is not the file zipping utility also known as WinRAR!
• "winrar" definitely not required. CoolWebSearch parasite variant. Note - this is not the file zipping utility also known as WinRAR and it's located in C:\Winnt or C:\Windows

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