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The process WINS SERVER belongs to the software wins.exe or Project or Microsoft® Windows® Operating System or Explorer by alch or Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: wins.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 102840 bytes (33% of all occurrence), 150528 bytes, 144896 bytes, 49152 bytes, 214528 bytes.
There is no description of the program. The program is not visible. File wins.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 52% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If wins.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 95% dangerous. File size is 138240 bytes. It is a file without information about the maker of this file. The program has no visible window. File wins.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. Program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, C:\Windows\win.ini, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell\open\command, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\cmdfile\shell\open\command, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open\command, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\piffile\shell\open\command, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). File wins.exe is not a Windows core file. wins.exe is able to hide itself, monitor applications.

If wins.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 72% dangerous. File size is 65536 bytes. There is no information about the maker of the file. The program has no visible window. File wins.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The file is not a Windows system file.

External information from Paul Collins:

  • "msconfig" definitely not required.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as wins.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the wins.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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Summary: 1 user think wins.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think wins.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it..

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