Bot.exe
Description: Bot.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. The bot.exe file is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder (common is C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\ or C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Windows\).Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 1,644,544 bytes (25% of all occurrences), 358,400 bytes and 5 more variants. Bot.exe is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: Run, MACHINE\Run).Bot.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs and monitor applications.Therefore the technical security rating is 80% dangerous, however you should also read the user reviews.
bot.exe
If bot.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 70% dangerous. The file size is 236,544 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 638,976 bytes.The file is not a Windows core file.Bot.exe is able to manipulate other programs.
Important: You should check the bot.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
Summary: Average user rating of bot.exe: based on 8 votes with 4 user comments.3 users think bot.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.One user thinks it's probably harmless.One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous.3 users think bot.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.5 users don't grade bot.exe ("not sure about it").
The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active bot process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. Malwarebytes' well-known Banti-malware tool tells you if the bot.exe on your computer displays annoying ads, slowing it down. This type of unwanted adware program is not considered by some antivirus software to be a virus and is therefore not marked for cleanup.
"bot.exe is a process registered as a backdoor vulnerability which may be installed for malicious purposes by an attacker allowing access to your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. " This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system.Non-system processes like bot.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance. In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the Backdoor.W32.IROffer process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.
Warning! bot.exe is considered to be a dangerous process and should be removed. Running issues with this process can increase the risk of malware infection if bugs are present. Scan your system with an anti-malware software to identify unused processes and services that can be safely removed. 041b061a72