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How to remove the play virus

Most antivirus programs identify play.exe as malware—e.g. F-Secure identifies it as Trojan.GenericKD.2981529, and Symantec identifies it as Trojan.Gen.

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Play.exe file information

The process known as 99 Security Logger belongs to software Conquer Online by unknown.

Description: Play.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Play.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)"—typically C:\Program Files (x86)\Conquer Online\Conquer Online 3.0\. Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 13,179,660 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 1,892,768 bytes. file.net/process/play.exe.html 
It is not a Windows system file. Play.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 30% dangerous.

Uninstalling this variant: The software publisher 99 provides direct support (co.99.com/index) and update information (co.99.com/index). You could uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Uninstall a Program > Conquer Online).

Recommended: Identify play.exe related errors

If play.exe is located in a subfolder of Windows folder for temporary files, the security rating is 84% dangerous. The file size is 22,016 bytes. The program is not visible. Play.exe is not a Windows system file. There is no description of the program. play.exe appears to be a compressed file.

If play.exe is located in C:\, the security rating is 62% dangerous. The file size is 912,656 bytes. The program is not visible. It is not a Windows system file. The program listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. It is a file with no information about its developer. Play.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.

Important: You should check the play.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.

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Best practices for resolving play issues

The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active play process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the play.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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