Is paytime.exe safe or is this task spyware?



Purpose of paytime.exe:









File purpose and description:

This paytime.exe file is a known dialer (or sometimes called virus for dialers) which can use your pc to place calls that have toll charges. Removal of this program can involve several other modules. This is also the same name used for CWS or cool web search, which is a well known spyware and adware application that should be removed. It will also run everytime you reboot your computer. This file is considered ad related and could also hijack your browser settings. You must remove this from your startup in the registry, and terminate this task and delete the program, a spyware remover is easiest as it most likely involves other modules along with it to try and keep it running. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual file or task name:
paytime.exe

File type:
This is a program executable.

File or folder location:
The actual hard drive location will be at c:\windows\system32\paytime.exe


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, paytime.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 paytime.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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