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CheckStatus.bat file information
The process known as npcapwatchdog belongs to software Npcap or Npcap OEM or npcap.org or www.npcap.org or npcap.com by [email protected].
Description: CheckStatus.bat is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. CheckStatus.bat is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of the user's "Documents" folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\Npcap\).
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 815 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 1,145 bytes, 862 bytes, 880 bytes or 868 bytes. 
The program has a visible window. The process has no file description. Windows Task Scheduler starts this process at a specific time. CheckStatus.bat is not a Windows core file.
CheckStatus.bat appears to be a compressed file.
Therefore the technical security rating is 64% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
You can do the following:
1) completely remove
Npcap or
Npcap OEM (
Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program)
2) search the support area on the
Npcap website
3) search for an update
[1][2] on the vendor’s website.
Recommended: Identify CheckStatus.bat related errors
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as CheckStatus.bat, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder. Therefore, you should check the CheckStatus.bat 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.
Best practices for resolving CheckStatus issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with CheckStatus. 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 get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the CheckStatus.bat process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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Summary: Average user rating of CheckStatus.bat: based on 10 votes with 9 user comments. 5 users think CheckStatus.bat is essential for Windows or an installed application. One user thinks it's probably harmless. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. One user suspects danger. 3 users don't grade CheckStatus.bat ("not sure about it").