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What is cpqinet.exe? Compaq Internet?

Vendor:      Compaq
Product:     CPQINET
Vendor Website:     
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: CPQINET.EXE - Compaq internet runtime service which allows AOL and Compuserve to use the internet Easy Access button. Is not required if you don't use the ISP providers. Needs to run during startup but is not critical.

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


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cpqinet.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 5 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
cpqinet.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xa93f0c70afc36e51fc8e33d61601184a 8/18/2016 10:45:00 AM Unknown 3, 0, 2, 11 Compaq Internet 236 KB
2 Status 0x92cfb26b53880fd09a53eaffc3757b55 12/1/2014 2:10:00 PM Unknown 3, 0, 2, 11 Compaq Internet 228 KB
3 Status 0x3183c7ec7aff12887f6fdc093b9b427a 1/8/2012 12:02:00 AM Unknown 3, 0, 2, 11 Compaq Internet 228 KB
4 Status 0x6f8721b4c306f852cca7da577161eae0 4/4/2011 9:14:00 PM Unknown 3, 0, 2, 11 Compaq Internet 232 KB
5 Status 0xb1a93c0f5beb5fbc3c1d1da264283d77 7/23/2010 7:59:00 PM Unknown Unknown Compaq Internet 236 KB
6 Status 0x27ca094f83502dedcdc6250ec0ee7026 7/2/2009 11:22:00 PM Unknown 3, 0, 2, 11 Compaq Internet 228 KB
7 Status 0x89dca563fb0707561173de9d33ec0041 10/18/2008 7:29:00 AM Unknown Unknown Compaq Internet 244 KB
8 Status 0xcddd7ef5cc1db50a99c7949bfc885648 8/22/2008 6:26:00 PM Unknown Unknown Compaq Internet 228 KB
9 Status 0x4a58e9fbe64ada8c9a84e5efd090e3a4 6/10/2008 11:44:00 PM Unknown 3, 0, 2, 7 Compaq Internet 232 KB
10 Status 0xe3e0f32271c0d14e90b6fa249244744c 4/30/2008 1:02:00 AM Unknown Unknown Compaq Internet 236 KB
11 Status 0xb0c30b48ea8218447fc1ab95d6ead9ee 12/31/2007 Unknown 1, 0, 0, 42 Compaq Internet 176 KB
12 Status 0x139ec8ee1fb59bc61d558fc9197b94f9 12/31/2007 Unknown 2, 0, 1, 32 Compaq Internet 200 KB
13 Status 0x35ebc8ad11db3c0de8401281b7aea59c 12/31/2007 Unknown 3, 0, 1, 4 Compaq Internet 228 KB
14 Status 0xea062d9d46a72de994eebf351b47b3a3 12/31/2007 Unknown 2, 0, 1, 34 Compaq Internet 200 KB


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