Is popupkiller.dll safe or is this task spyware?



Purpose of popupkiller.dll:









File purpose and description:

Popupkiller.dll is a program file which is normally associated with Mcafee security programs. The exact disk location is also shown below to verfiy it is not spyware, as many spyware programs use similiar names and just locate them elsewhere on your hard drive. Always check the proper disk location of your programs if you are suspicious. The main purpose of this file is to be a popup blocker or popup killer. This is a Mcafee security product and this popup blocker is part of their antivirus suite and it is a BHO entry. This program is considered safe and is not spyware or adware. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual file or task name:
popupkiller.dll

File type:
This is a DLL module.

File or folder location:
This file is located in program files\mcafee.com\mps\popupkiller.dll


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, popupkiller.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 popupkiller.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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