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Tip from the PitCrew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

Furthermore, perhaps the quickest and most straight forward method to detect malware is through a running process analysis.

Process Library

  

alert.exe (alert.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 5 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

alert.exe - Program for monitoring CPU,system temerature, and fan speeds on MSI motherboards.


Recommendation

Win Patrol

alert.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

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, alert.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:MICRO-STAR INT
Product contains:PC Alert III

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 alert.exe, we have detected more than 20 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
alert.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10xdd021f22ef3ffc4ade77b4f0a2b9dddb192574 bytes
20x3ce7b99cb057f0d8c60a78d9e677dd751827328 bytes
30x1fbf6647f9e88599f112a51f8aa67ab6184382 bytes
40x9ba6d231e45844bee9e2ba365996f24c2172928 bytes
50x67f1806e27e82573d2f38f266bec769d184390 bytes
60xbea29537125948b0b31c8d329b7089f93481600 bytes
70xe6072314b9b2524cdc8fa816ce3993091976832 bytes
80xf2138ec83f720ef536f9e4d8311215af1768960 bytes
90x7679b4effdadc6c602159b54a5161184204862 bytes
100x5b8f622239abad84537aa1629c1837bf198808 bytes
110x747d3194127eb886f32948d9635d94e4372736 bytes
120xccf2773991095672361dc7fccdfc11bb3477504 bytes
130xeac3229f87414ea629421ffcb549fabc217088 bytes
140xd46075a9dd5a2794d8b04ec837aaea1f192574 bytes
150xad8a985bfaa0e9140d05820ad09449d9192574 bytes
160xbcfe9eadc97a129c75f8c6d25e1049291774592 bytes
170x30880438ebea26e1e18f7d08a92f9ab0192588 bytes
180xb2f8e53df8929c65c1a14f0a3031b6961774080 bytes
190x32d4e3e52e674f118dca781a55e441bd1335296 bytes
200xca459e282f65fd8676d04c776f14e7bf1769984 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. alert.exe (alert.exe) has been seen on 0.00% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 5 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.msi.com.tw/

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/alert.exe-3983.html

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.