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File purpose and description:
This program can arrive installed with freebie programs like IMesh or Kazaa. This is related to showing popup ads and is related to Gator. Although most people know their programs by the name gator.exe, there are also multiple other programs or dll's associated with their installations. When you install their programs, you agree to install their "adserver" (Gain adserver) which can display many types of ads to you, like popup ads, popunder ads, etc. If this were on my pc, I would surely remove it. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)
Actual file or task name:
fsg_4104.exe
File type:
This is an exe, or executable program.
File or folder location:
You can do a system search if you wish to find this file, currently the location is not listed and can possibly change, so a system search is best.
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, fsg_4104.exe 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 fsg_4104.exe 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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