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PC Pitstop is the undisputed leader in PC diagnostics. Our running process library is culled from our database of over 100 million PC diagnostics and scans.
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. |
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lws.exe (Logitech Webcam Software)
Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.69% PC Pitstop AnalysisLWS.exe is webcam software to drive and manage your logitec webcam. It is required to use your webcam. Recommendation
lws.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. IdentificationIn addition to the file name, lws.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.
To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version. MD5 HashesMD5 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 lws.exe, we have detected 3 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
PC Pitstop Database ComparisonsEvery week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. lws.exe (Logitech Webcam Software) has been seen on 0.69% 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 12 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%. Vendor or Distributor's Web Site
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