File purpose and description:

DESKWA~1.DLL is a software program which would have been installed by you, it would not have arrived as preinstalled software. The exact disk location is shown below, always verify your file is in the proper location and not a suspicious location, as many spyware writers try to name their spyware the same as a system file, just locating it elsewhere in an attempt to fool you. This program runs as a BHO in your internet explorer web browser. This file is also known as spyware and adware and goes by the name deskware BHO. I would remove this if it were on my computer. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual file or task name:
deskwa~1.dll

File type:
This is a DLL software module

File or folder location:
This will be found at C:\WINNT\DESKWA~1.DLL (or windows folder).

General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes. You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows "task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files on your computer, for example, deskwa~1.dll may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned. You can always find the location of deskwa~1.dll on your computer by using your Windows search options, but I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.

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