watchdog.exe virus
What is watchdog.exe? Is watchdog.exe spyware or a virus?
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watchdog.exe

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If you want a detailed security rating about your watchdog.exe (and all other running background processes) read the following user opinions, and download the free trial version of Security Task Manager.

watchdog.exe

WatchDog.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as VLC Media Player. It belongs to WatchDog application developed by VideoLAN Team. The application does what it says, it watches other applications to ensure they are functioning well. It is located in C:\Program Files by default. Malware programmers create files with virus scripts and name them after WatchDog.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with WatchDog.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to see if your PC is infected with WatchDog.exe malware:

  • Internet connection fluctuates
  • WatchDog.exe takes too much CPU space
  • PC slows down significantly
  • Browser automatically redirects to some irrelevant websites
  • Unsolicited ads and popups starts appearing
  • Screen freezes constantly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible WatchDog.exe malware attack:
Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files, then you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove WatchDog.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Antivirus.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: After network detection is complete, press Close button for a scan window.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.
Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the WatchDog.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

Note: Any malware can be named anything - so you should check where the files of the running processes are located on your disk. If a "non-Microsoft" .exe file is located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, then there is a high risk for a virus, spyware, trojan or worm infection! Check it out!

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watchdog.exe

Average user rating of watchdog.exe: based on 46 votes. Read also the 47 reviews.
257 users ask for this file. 31 users rated it as not dangerous. 5 users rated it as not so dangerous. 5 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 3 users rated it as dangerous. 6 users didn't rate it ("don't know").

watchdog.exe


It is part of a scanner program MAC27
Part of Motorola's phone tools RANDOLPH KINNEY
Mobile Phone Tools - Checks for Phoneconection
It is a watchdog of Voetbal International a dutch soccer weakmagazine See also: Link Boukie
Part of mustek scanner programs and also used for motorola's phone tools (data cable program for motorola cell phones) Ian QuismO
Motorola's phone tools for pc chirs
All programs can be compromised.. This Prog is a Resident security program that monitors changes in registry part of Reg Run which is the best security intigrator I have found See also: Link Wm
motorola phone tools 7.Rave
Mobile Phone Tools go-fast
nothing really it got auto installed after I installed a program called mobile PhoneTools for a Motorola Phone See also: Link giorgio torricelli
It's also used for some of Oakley Networks remote monitoring products. See also: Link secada
Its from Voetbal International a Dutch soccer weekmagazine- like boukie said. Tet
Motorola Phone Tools Greg
Motorola Mobile Phone Tools Broda
Just installed motorola phone tools and Watchdog.exe is starting up after reboot. There may be other programs that have Watchdog.exe file included, but in my situation it is resident in the Motorola program set, DephKey
Motorola Mobile Phone Tools Motorola Modder
Motorola Phone tools connection watcher Tony
It's a Fortinet service Cartec
part of motoral phone tools maureen
Motorola Phone Tools Roger
Motorola mobile PhoneTools I do NOT know...
Part of Motorola's phone tools, remained after uninstalled tymes
it came with mobilephone tools Rob
Just installed motorola phone tools and Watchdog.exe is starting up after reboot. There may be other programs that have Watchdog.exe file included, but in my situation it is resident in the Motorola program set,can't move it even with dir move. TomW
Motorola Phone Tools David
Mobile Phone Tools (program for interacting between your PC and your Motorola mobile phone - the exe runs auto at startup and simply sits there and tells the PC when your phone is plugged in) See also: Link aido727
Motorola Mobile Phone Tools Moris
1. It won't stay deleted, 2. Program Lies. It claims to be (C:\Program Files\Intervideo\WinDVD\DVDCheck.exe) which is non-existent.
Motorola Phone Tools Fortyse7en
motorola phone tools A1ex
system couldnt end this exe while shutdown... adriaconnection
Motorola phone tools JDUB
watchdog.exe is the Opsware SAS agent that runs on Windows. Used for systems management. See also: Link PatrickW
Ive uninstalled motorola mobile phone tools and it persists to come up, if your like me and have uninstalled the program feel free to kill it. otherwise keep it Luke
Used by Media Portal See also: Link Scott
Appears to be part of a DVD program called Intervideo.
Opsware Agent; part of an Enterprise OS monitoring tool. Remy
It seems to be a system configuration content which enables to predict driver related issues but sometimes harmful also Anish
it's relater to giraffic video accelerator but not part of the main program. i assume it's some kind of spyware. Mazzles
Keylogger Elliott
Service Name: OpswareAgent Description: Opsware Server Automation System management component Path to executable: c:\program files\opsware\agent\pylibs\watchdog\watchdog.exe Seth
Swagyolo magic generator ChickenPotPie
This is windows watchdog tool (WDT) it configures your internet or modem conection settings like snr migration in Dsl modems Diex
It's part of Hikvision iVMS software. Lyndon Williams
I traced this file to BitDefender Total Security 2016. The path to the file is C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent. Sedgrick
got added when I downloaded winrar umm
possibly trojan or virus of some sort cought it on windows startup... can't find it afterwards Andy
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https://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/watchdog.exe.html
https://www.file.net/process/watchdog.exe.html
https://www.symantec.com/security-ce...021011-3437-99