wavetop.exe

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Windows Process Description:

The wavetop.exe file is a part of the WaveTop launcher process.

The wavetop.exe file is not a core system file. There are currently no reports of any malicious activity by the wavetop.exe process. The user needs to manually download and install the wavetop.exe software for it to be present in the system. It is ultimately the user's decision to remove, install or alter the wavetop.exe application. It is recommended that the user install a top-notch antivirus and system monitoring program to check the activities of the wavetop.exe program. Some malicious software may pretend to be the wavetop.exe file to gain access to the system.

There are several known file sizes for the wavetop.exe file such as 136 KB, 304 Kb and 312 KB and 125.5 KB. The most common file size for the wavetop.exe process is 1.0.0.1.

The wavetop.exe software is a part of the WaveTop Launcher. The WaveTop program enables the user to get push content from TV without an Internet connection. The WaveTop program was included as an optional part of the WebTV program in Windows 98. The program uses the television vertical blanking interval to transmit special programming to the TV tuner in the user's computer. The application is a Microsoft developed and powered technology that allows the user to view special Internet connection on the user's TV. The user can employ the program to download Internet content free of charge without tying up the user's phone lines.

The program works by putting data into the Verbal Blanking Interval of the TV signal. The VBI is the electronic time during the black bar (blanking interval) that is seen between two frames when the TV rolls down too far. WaveTop is a program that comes as a part of Windows 98 but may also run on a Windows 95 operating system if the users wish to install it. The program has been used with PBS to broadcast data over the television signals of its 2,164 PBS member stations. This system reaches more than 99% of all households in the USA with a TV.

The program was designed for downloading specific content selected by the user. The program cannot be used to do general browsing for content. It can only be used with the local Public Broadcasting System station; the user cannot receive service if there is no PBS channel available in the area.

Author: Microsoft.

Author URL: www.microsoft.com

Part Of: WaveTop Launcher

Memory Usage: Low uses about 184 KB of RAM.

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