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What is CheckStatus.bat?

Please read below to decide for yourself whether the CheckStatus.bat on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

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CheckStatus.bat file information

The process known as npcapwatchdog belongs to software Npcap or Npcap OEM or npcap.org or npcap.com or www.npcap.org by .

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 (31% of all occurrences), 1,145 bytes, 862 bytes, 880 bytes or 868 bytes. file.net/process/checkstatus.bat.html 
The program has a visible window. It is not a Windows system file. Windows Task Scheduler starts this process at a specific time. There is no information about the author of the 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.

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User Comments

Npcap is a Windows packet sniffing driver and library and is copyright (c) 2013-2020 by Insecure.Com LLC ("The Nmap Project"). All rights reserved.
   
linked to NPCAP from windows. unknown what it does
  Kyle  
I find it just fine. This application is for keeping me aware that no one is stealing my wifi. I checked it out on virustotal.com, nothing strange about the program.
  James   (further information)
It should be a law that this information (Owner/Creator/User)be available. A crime could be taking place and we have no way of knowing. So, how do we specifically make this information available?
  Tim  
It's a packet capture program installed either standalone or as part of a larger program or suite of programs used to evaluate network traffic like Wireshark or Suricata. It has the potential to be misused but if you installed a packet sniffer or IDS/IPS software, it's probably necessary.
  Chris   (further information)
NCPCat part of Nessus
   
Part of Wireshark, VirusTotal clean all files in that directory.
  Rona Anora   (further information)
Helps with Wireshark. Is not harmful
   
Part of Npcap installation. Useful for Network monitoring like Sniffnet.
  Sandmann  

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").


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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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