washer.exe

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Windows Process Description:

The washer.exe file is a part of the Window Washer process.

The washer.exe file is not essential to the system. There are currently no reports of malicious activity by the washer.exe process. The user needs to manually download and install the washer.exe software for it to be present in the system. It is ultimately the user's decision to remove, install or change the washer.exe application. It is recommended that the user install an updated system monitoring and anti-malware program to check the processes of the washer.exe application. Some malware may disguise themselves as the washer.exe process to gain access to the system.

The most common file size for the washer.exe application is 885760 bytes, which makes up 28% of all occurrences on a computer with a Windows XP operating system. Other known file sizes for the washer.exe process are 720384 bytes, 428032 bytes, 40960 bytes, 930816 bytes and 883200 bytes. The washer.exe application is automatically booted when the user starts to run the system. The process places an entry on the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run. It also has the ability to control and manipulate other applications as well as record inputs from the user.

The Windows Washer application is a utility that cleans the system. The program does this by removing leftover files, cookies and entries in the browsing history that are leftover by the user's day-to-day system operations and activities.

The program has access to several areas in the system where there is leftover data. The browser activity, including Internet history, address bar, cache, cookies and more, will be wiped clean by using the Windows Washer program. Several browsers are supported, such as Mozilla Firefox, AOL, Netscape and Internet Explorer.

The Windows Washer software comes with Bleach, an encryption feature added in the program. The Bleach tool completely overwrites files with random characters so that removed and deleted items cannot be recovered. This feature is a powerful tool that is recommended by the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency as an anti-identity theft process.

The Windows Washer program also comes with a Free Space Cleaner, One-click Shredder, Critical File Protection, Smart Cookie Saver, Flexible Washes, Automatic Wash Cycles, Total System Erase, and Expert Customer Support and is also Windows Vista compatible.

Author: Webroot Software, Inc..

Author URL: www.webroot.com

Part Of: Window Washer

Memory Usage: Low uses about 183 KB of RAM.

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