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Utilities and Operating System Software
What is cleansweep.exe
The executable process file cleansweep.exe is a identified as yiveHNaLFXKevpsL that belongs to the software NqvsTDEmEWIRvFpJEFV application that is developed by the Pot_Kingdom, Foxit, mTqiYAKY or Oqt. Symantec identifies it as Trojan.ADH or Trojan Bredolab! gen 11, on the other hand, Bitdefender identifies it as Trojan.Generic.KD.20866. The process file cleansweep.exe also goes by the product name of Shockwave Flash which is further described to be as Macromedia Flash Player 7.0 v19 from the company Macromedia. The process file has several features as that of having a visible window however, is not considered to be a Windows system file. Upon boot process of Windows, the process file simultaneously loads itself with the Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ Current Version\ Run or HKEY_USER\ .DEFAULT\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ Current Version\ Run. On Windows 7 or XP, it has shown no memory file size.
How can I stop cleansweep.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cleansweep.exe. is used by N/A, If you shut down cleansweep.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cleansweep.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is N/A, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as N/A, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.
Is cleansweep.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.
What can I do if cleansweep.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if cleansweep.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that cleansweep.exe, belongs to, in this case N/A