gaplugprotocol-8876480.dll
What is gaplugprotocol-8876480.dll?
Backweb utility included with some Logitech hardware and included with some OEM computers. Some have declared this as spyware since the utility can monitor the computer keyboard and mouse to determine when it's appropriate to check for software updates and sends information about your system to a third-party server. Although we've classified this as hardware it's been reported that it can be removed with no issues and should be removed if you're concerned about your privacy DLL file.
Is gaplugprotocol-8876480.dll safe?
The gaplugprotocol-8876480.dll file has had one or more reports of having malware running under the same name.
Overall threat: Potentially
Spyware: Possibly
Trojan: Possibly
Virus: Possibly
How do I prevent gaplugprotocol-8876480.dll from loading?
The gaplugprotocol-8876480.dll process is associated with a hardware device on your computer and disabling this process could cause that hardware device or a feature of the hardware device to no longer work.
If you're aware of the above precaution and don't plan on using the hardware device or feature associated with gaplugprotocol-8876480.dll uninstall the device.If you believe you may want to use this in the future or just want to disable it from loading each time your computer starts we suggest downloading and running the free Startup Control Panel to quickly and correctly disable this program from automatically starting up.
Questions related to gaplugprotocol-8876480.dll
If you've recently been getting errors with gaplugprotocol-8876480.dll it's recommend you unisntall or re-install any programs recently that may have generated this error. If this does not resolve your issue or you have not installed any program recently try recovering Windows back to a earlier copy.
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