everything.exe
What is everything.exe?
Everything search tool from Voidtools that should be located in the that should be in the C:\program files directory. This file has a very common name and Known Malware has been known to use this name.
Is everything.exe safe?
The everything.exe 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 everything.exe from loading?
If this program is loading each time your computer starts it could be in any number of locations Windows use to automatically load a program. Therefore we suggest downloading and running the free Startup Control Panel to quickly and correctly disable this program from automatically starting up. The everything.exe 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 everything.exe 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.
If this does not help try one of the other Computer Hope online help suggestions.
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A big thanks to CBMatt and Evilfantasy for their malware specialist assistance and everyone else in the Computer Hope community who has contributed to the development and testing of this tool. An ongoing discussion about this tool is found here.
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