unknown process named wowexec.exe slows down System !!!

[shyamalpandya]

hi friends,

anytime a process named wowexec.exe starts in my system, i have Win XP srvice pack 2 edition. it slows down my system very much. what is it? if a virus, which software can remove it?

is there any site which show the process names and its complete importance and information?

[Netjunkie]

Its not a virus. It is a system process.
You can see a description of all the background processes here
http://www.liutilities.com/products/...rocesslibrary/

[alib_i]

wowexec.exe isnt a virus, already said.
It runs when a 16-bit process is running. Try searching and stopping that process. wowexec.exe itself isnt the problem.

BTW, does the name of wowexec.exe appear shifted towards right (a little bit) in Task Manager. If yes, then most probably another process will be there right below it ( generally ntvdm.exe ). End that process and wowexec.exe will also stop automatically.

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alibi

[djmykey]

Thanks for that linky netjunkie man was I scared coz of that wowexec.

[sensationalboy]

thanks netjunkie,shyamal .even i had this problem

[anandk]

click here for addl info http://www.auditmypc.com/process/wowexec.asp

[anubhav_har]

thanks

[rohanbee]

another good site for finding about different process
www.processlibarary.com

[alib_i]

it's www.processlibrary.com ( note the correct spelling )

and both liutilities and processlibrary databases are same
both are maintained by same company Uniblue Systems ( earlier known as LIUtilities )

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alibi