Associated Program:
TROJ_GOWELES.B and Trojan.Adclicker
Programm Category:
Malware/Virus
What is gool.exe
The file gool.exe is flagged by most users as a malware, more specifically as a trojan adclicker virus. A Trojan Adclicker is a specific type of a Trojan Horse which generates artificial traffic to a specific website via pay-per-click Web advertising campaigns. This type of malware boost the revenue from the ad campaign of the targeted website. The trojan adclicker is usually used by publishers to generate fake clicks. The process is recognized as a Trojan.Addclicker by Symentec while as TROJ_GOWELES.B by Trend Micro. Generally, Trojans enter the system stealthily and performs its intended actions without the user knowing. The usual symptom reported by users associated with the trojan gool.exe is the appearance of advertisement windows in the desktop. The presence of gool.exe in the system indicates the presence of a trojan adclicker which can pose serious damage to the system as well as a threat to the privacy of the user.
How can I stop gool.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. gool.exe. is used by TROJ_GOWELES.B and Trojan.Adclicker, If you shut down gool.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop gool.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is TROJ_GOWELES.B and Trojan.Adclicker, 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 TROJ_GOWELES.B and Trojan.Adclicker, 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 gool.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 gool.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if gool.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 gool.exe, belongs to, in this case TROJ_GOWELES.B and Trojan.Adclicker