What is Client.exe?

The genuine Client.exe file is a software component of Altiris Carbon Copy Solution by Altiris.
Client.exe is an executable file that is part of the Altiris Carbon Copy Solution, a program that lets users access and control multiple computers simultaneously. This is not a critical Windows component and should be removed if known to cause problems.

Carbon Copy Solution is a Windows based program that offers two remote control interfaces, both which allow administrators to remotely control devices running the Carbon Copy Agent. This program requires the Altiris Agent to be installed on the system as a prerequisite to work.

Altiris Inc. is an American company that provides software solutions in IT assets and system management, security, and web services. The company was founded in 1998 by Jan Newman and Kevin Turpin as a spin off from KeyLabs, a third party testing facility. In 2007, Symantec acquired Altiris. The company is currently based in Lindon, Utah, United States.

Client stands for Altiris Carbon Copy Solution Client

The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may in some cases harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the Client.exe 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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Client.exe file information

Windows Task Manager with Client — Client.exe process in Windows Task Manager

The process known as ClientWrapper or 911 S5 Proxy GUI or HS_Svc or Internet Caffe Client or Smartlaunch Client (version 4.1) or NetTime Client (version 1.88) or Tamriel Trade Centre Client or Results dip

belongs to software GeniusBox or RocketTab or HS_Svc or Internet Caffe Software or 911 S5 Proxy or Blade & Soul or BrowserSafeguard with RocketTab or Smartlaunch (version 4.1 Client)

by Joltlogic or Software Jockey or Inertware or Secureencoded or Snow Software AB (snowsoftware.com) or NCsoft (www.ncsoft.net) or International Media or Antamedia.

Description: Client.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. The file Client.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)" (for instance C:\Program Files (x86)\Search Extensions\ or C:\ProgramData\Client\). Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 5,812,224 bytes (9% of all occurrences), 66,048 bytes and 60 more variants.
The file is not a Windows core file. The software has no file description. The program is not visible. Client.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs, manipulate other programs and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 54% dangerous, but you should also take into account the user reviews.

Uninstalling this variant: In case of any problems with Client.exe, you can uninstall RocketTab or “RocketTab” from your computer using the Control Panel applet Uninstall a Program.

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If Client.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 68% dangerous. The file size is 13,179,660 bytes (8% of all occurrences), 872,672 bytes and 25 more variants. The file is not a Windows core file. The Client.exe file is a file with no information about its developer. The program is not visible. Client.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Uninstalling this variant: In case of any problems with Client.exe, you can do the following:
- search for help on the company's website
- uninstall Tibia or GeniusBox from your computer using the Control Panel applet Uninstall a Program
If Client.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 89% dangerous. The file size is 1,282,048 bytes (36% of all occurrences), 1,282,560 bytes and 4 more variants. Client.exe is not a Windows core file. The Client.exe file is a file with no information about its developer. The program has no visible window. Client.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The application uses ports to connect to or from a LAN or the Internet. Client.exe is able to connect to the Internet, monitor applications and record keyboard and mouse inputs.
If Client.exe is located in the C:\Windows folder, the security rating is 80% dangerous. The file size is 6,326,272 bytes (40% of all occurrences), 6,233,376 bytes and 4 more variants.
If Client.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 43% dangerous. The file size is 196,720 bytes (50% of all occurrences), 2,240,512 bytes or 3,325,952 bytes.
If Client.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's "Documents" folder, the security rating is 82% dangerous. The file size is 218,624 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 122,880 bytes.
If Client.exe is located in the Windows folder for temporary files, the security rating is 92% dangerous. The file size is 79,872 bytes.
If Client.exe is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder, the security rating is 66% dangerous. The file size is 311,296 bytes.
If Client.exe is located in a subfolder of Windows folder for temporary files, the security rating is 100% dangerous. The file size is 865,280 bytes.

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

"DigiGuide" is not required to run at start up. TV guide and reminder
"pagmstart": Possibly related to this?

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Client.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, for example TROJ_GEN.RFFFC0FKC13 or TROJ_GEN.R002C0PJD14 (detected by TrendMicro), and Adware-RocketTab (detected by McAfee). Therefore, you should check the Client.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If ClientWrapper has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows:

Reset default browser settings for Internet-Explorer ▾

In Internet Explorer, press the key combination Alt + X to open the Tools menu.
Click Internet options.
Click the Advanced tab.
Click the Reset... button.
Enable the Delete personal settings option.

This will reset your Internet Explorer to its default settings. Your browser will start with the familiar start page and search engine—without popups, ads, cookies, but all browser add-ons are deleted too ^[1]. Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with Security Task Manager.

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User Comments

s.j. (further information)

UpTime Client (Show you uptime others)
Daniel H. (further information)

Samurize Client
r3l!c (further information)

orginally safe, desktop enchantment, however it may be turn to unsafe with bad plugins and scripts
SHADOW-XIII (further information)

Samurize Client Software
Jacob (further information)

Uptime Client! Safe!
Abu-Dun (further information)

orginally safe, desktop enchantment, however it may be turn to unsafe with bad plugins and scripts
Rene

samurize client exe, it's there by your choice, you downloaded samurize and trying out some of its features!
kaz (further information)

This is not a native windows file. It's a common program name and may be different file from different, possibly legit, vendors--but some are malware. Registry entry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Currentversion/Run for Name=DHCP and program C\WINNT\System32\Client.exe should be removed (IMO). Attempts to access internet on its own. ZoneAlarm detects and blocks attempt by MM2B_Client. Will generate error message "Runtime Error 10061 Connection is forcefully rejected." if it is blocked.
Brian R.

Samurize client
Morten (further information)

McAfee On Access Scan deletes E:\open\client.exe
Paul

Can be part of a service installed with yintersync (a windows rsync client)
my2cents (further information)

Cryptostorm
Joshua

If u wish to get rid of it's presence, first delete all visible signs on your computer if all else fails download sysinternals autoruns which stopped it appearing on bootup.
Anthony (further information)

I frequently (about every 2 hours) get a messages that client.exe has stopped working. The internet stops working and I must reboot my computer to get it working again

Would keep turning on 'Manual Proxy' setting. Deleted and now it stays off.
Dan (further information)

it use this address as proxy server witch I do not need http=127.0.0.1:49335 The certificate says "DO_NOT_TRUST_fiddlerRoot" It use the task manager to launch it (2 places).Beside client.exe you can see a rocket .It is installed C:\program files (x86)\Search Extensions .It uninstall.exe does uninstall it untrue (it install something).
Jacques de Guise

It was identified by AVAST, prior to boot scan, as infected or being "win32:adware.gen" while scanning a XP boot HD from a W7 boot with AVAST, and was sent to quarantine, than manually erased while at W7. Now when the XP HD starts a svchost.exe warning message says it can't find it (as expected since was erased). Now I ask, how to stop the annoying message? It was on program files\search extension directory on C: (was D: during scan) at the XP boot HD.
Rick Cleansoul

- was in C:\Program File\Search Extensions\Client.exe - circa 2.5MB - ClamAV didn't mark it as malware - changes default proxy for LAN without telling you - installed by YouTubeDownloader, as RocketTab extension/toolbar, though the subfolder wasn't the one supposed according to info on 'net. - uninstall rockettab got rid of that stuff
paolo (further information)

I finally updated Youtube Downloader just now. (I NEVER update software until I absolutely must!) Immediately, its uninstall.exe and the client.exe (which it loaded into my Windows folder tree) started hammering Zonealarm trying to get out. I refused to let gain access. But, when I did that, Firefox no longer worked! I allowed client.exe to access the internet and Firefox worked. I used that opportunity to find out what the hell client.exe was. (I also renamed uninstall.exe to uninstall.xex and rebooted afterward.) I denied client.exe access again and ran Malwarebytes. It found TWENTY FOUR new issues! Besides the two malware programs, there was a BUNCH of changes to the Registry and so on. I may delete and roll the registry back. But, at the moment, it seems that I tamed this BS.
BeauEvil

micriosoft visual c++ Runtime library error C:\program file\monitorclient\dvr client.exe abnormal program termination
Kamlesh Khare

Found ECBClient.exe in C:\Programs(x86)\EaseUS\Todo Backup\CMC\bin, 92kb and running in Tasklist. No visual bad effects but why is it running alle the time?
Bent Eckberg

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Summary: Average user rating of Client.exe: based on 32 votes with 22 user comments. 16 users think Client.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 6 users think it's probably harmless. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 7 users think Client.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users don't grade Client.exe ("not sure about it").

Best practices for resolving Client issues

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with Client. 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 Client.exe 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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