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Process Library

  
PC Pitstop Libraries > Process Library > _nswatchman.exe

_nswatchman.exe (NSWatchman)

This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.

PC Pitstop Analysis

_NSWatchman.exe - Component part of Netscape Internet Service.

Recommendation

Win Patrol

_nswatchman.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides a easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


Identification

In addition to the file name, _nswatchman.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Netscape
Product contains:Netscape Internet Service

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.

MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called _nswatchman.exe, we have detected 4 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
_nswatchman.exe4
#MD5Size
10x9ec3dde4fa74ef0cc1b55b386041d815103936 bytes
20x020d96d3faef362be96798a8ddf878d162464 bytes
30x387008334b427089e00620e3ba3baac162464 bytes
40xd53f312edf42c5d2befed1200dc9c542103936 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.

Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.netscape.com/

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.