Most antivirus programs identify bup.exe as malware—for example F-Secure identifies it as Trojan.Agent.BDDE, and McAfee identifies it as Artemis!EA9FD73D8BCA.
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Description:Bup.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Bup.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files"—usually C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\BupSystem\ or C:\Users\USERNAME\Anwendungsdaten\BupSystem\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 1,005,056 bytes (73% of all occurrences) or 642,048 bytes.
The process runs as background service bupService.
Bup.exe is not a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. Bup.exe is a file with no information about its developer.
Bup.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 68% dangerous, but you should also take into account the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
In case you experience problems using bup.exe, you may also want to do the following: 1) uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program ⇒ TeamSpeak 3 Client 2) look for help on the www.teamspeak.com website.
Important: You should check the bup.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.
Summary: Average user rating of bup.exe:
based on 1 vote with 1 user comment.
One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous.
Best practices for resolving bup issues
The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active bup process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the bup.exe file on your PC might be malware slowing down your system. Such unwanted programs are often not classified as viruses by other antivirus software and therefore go undetected.
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding PC trouble. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To restore the original performance and remove unnecessary programs, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
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Summary: Average user rating of bup.exe: based on 1 vote with 1 user comment. One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous.