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Technical Help & Discussion => Windows PCs & Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: jiml on April 19, 2004, 16:35

Title: bowr.exe??
Post by: jiml on April 19, 2004, 16:35

I noticed a new .exe on my Task Manager this morning, "bowr.exe" does anyone know what this is?

Thanks

Jim

Title: Re:bowr.exe??
Post by: Simon on April 19, 2004, 16:44

If it's not something you have installed, chances are it's not supposed to be there, Jim.  However, a Google search produced absolutely nothing.  Can you confirm the spelling of it?

What you could do in the meantime is run a spyware check, with Ad Aware and / or Spybot, then install Spyware Blaster to prevent future invasions (links below).

Ad Aware (http://www.lavasoft.de/)
Spybot S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/)
Spyware Blaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/)

Title: Re:bowr.exe??
Post by: jiml on April 19, 2004, 17:31

Thanks Simon

I could not find anything on the web about it either. I renamed it rebooted and it did not come back. I am running Norton and SpySweeper again after I updated both to see if it finds something.

Jim