Is nl.exe safe or is this task spyware?



Purpose of nl.exe:









File purpose and description:

NL.exe is a software program that is known to be part of the botworm named W32.Sagevo. "Sagevo" is associated with this worm, as this worm is actually known as Backdoor.Wualess.B, but the Sagevo virus attempts to download the nl.exe file. To help identify that this program is not spyware, always verify the file is in the proper location. This file is normally associated with Logitech mouse and hardware products, and allows various control and changes to these hardware devices. Note also that nl.exe has been reported as spyware called Iambigbrother, so it appears that multiple different spyware or virus files are using the name nl.exe. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual file or task name:
nl.exe

File type:
This is an executable program.

File or folder location:
The location on this file is not currently listed. There are multiple different files and locations that use this nl.exe name.


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, nl.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 nl.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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