Is loader.exe safe or is this task spyware?



Purpose of loader.exe:









File purpose and description:

This program is part of the spyware program used b Coolwebsearch. Coolwebsearch will hijack your browser, alter your homepage and search engine buttons to go to their search engine, among other things. You may want to get the free system evaluation that comes with Spy Guardian Pro to help eliminate this one, as this can include many other spyware modules. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual file or task name:
loader.exe

File type:
This is related to the Coolwebsearch spyware and adware.

File or folder location:
This program can change locations, its best to search for it. This is part of the coolwebsearch hijacker spyware.


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, loader.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 loader.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.

Lookup other processes below.
lifeexp.exe lightscribecontrolpanel.exe linksysagent.exe lmf32v.dll loader.exe
loadqm.exe loadwc.exe local.exe localnrd.dll lock1.exe
lockmgr.exe lockx.exe logitechdesktopmessenger.exe logi_mwx.exe lowlight.exe
lsass.exe lsburnwatcher.exe lssrvc.exe ltmoh.exe ltmsg.exe
lvcoms.exe lvcomsx.exe lxbbbmgr.exe lxccmon.exe lxccppls.exe
lxcctime.dll lxcgtime.dll m1mmpti.exe m3srchmn.exe malwarewiped 6.9.exe
mantispm.exe mav_startupmon.exe maximizer_startup.exe maxmenumgr.exe mcagent.exe
mccitrayapp.exe mcmnhdlr.exe mcrdsvc.exe mcshield.exe mcupdate.exe
mcvsescn.exe mcvsrte.exe mcvsshld.exe mdm.exe mdnsresponder.exe
mediaacck.exe menusw.exe mfdaemon.exe mfe.exe mfeenvg.exe