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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



cfswmgr.exe (CFSwMgr.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.29%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, cfswmgr.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:TOSHIBA CORPORATION
Product contains:ConfigFree(TM)
File name contains:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFSwMgr.exe

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




Win Patrol

CFSwMgr.exe -

cfswmgr.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Match #2



cfswmgr.exe (ConfigFree)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.18%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB


In addition to the file name, cfswmgr.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:TOSHIBA CORPORATION
Product contains:ConfigFree(TM)
File name contains:\toshiba\

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.toshiba.com/taec/


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/ebtext.to?page=configfree


Win Patrol

CFSwMgr.exe - This is the connectivity suite for Toshiba notebooks communications devices and network connections.

cfswmgr.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 an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


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 cfswmgr.exe, we have detected 8 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
cfswmgr.exe8
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xab7eb5e27e9f18698b9b6cb6f56e6745 396 KB
2 0x2c0030e71313c16424e9ea49c6dfb006 396 KB
3 0x9a815510679c7ecd04ed194a9c9c25e5 396 KB
4 0xf064d3da9bcec02d9782d39446603dca 396 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
5 0x1224f60a38caf435bc5b135e56c34123 57344 bytes
6 0x19d748dfe00c32785ada1bef5d1e4c85 425984 bytes
7 0x1ad2ebb9929536cfab8ac8bba29e76b2 62848 bytes
8 0xefef12a9393c54bcd9d31afebb7fdb83 62848 bytes


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Tips from the Pit Crew

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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.

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