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motivesb.exe (Motive SmartBridge)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.10%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 13 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

MotiveSB.exe - Motive software, generally installed by ISPs as part of their software package. Has been known to cause various issues with slow performance and crashes. We suggest that you disable this software and run it only if instructed by your ISP's support staff.


Recommendation

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motivesb.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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Identification

In addition to the file name, motivesb.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 is not specified
Product is not specified
File name contains:\SMART

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 motivesb.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
motivesb.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10xbfd13ce461db6e82ebd494c4659b9dfd438359 bytes
20x459d2223a879d5c9e810af47778248fa393216 bytes
30xeb09827863271e84f596b4d5548a5348442368 bytes
40xde0623f599e2f725f2a19ca8db4a8814417792 bytes
50x261edf6b83643e1c1314477675a9f838462935 bytes
60x4924beec451386b2b10844aaaec57ba8389120 bytes
70xbc375f6d50f16d1a18ee2a865c9db722675840 bytes
80xe9ac31a305a0dd6823a296e615fc4e62393216 bytes
90x7bde83f5d95a18dcdbeb1f94f4cec2e9732160 bytes
100x18ffcd197c9cc66e4eb6c5c3600138e2442455 bytes
110x144f76f8f1c2d985b25dd59d9bd775c7385024 bytes
120x243cc32fdbe93e90452535a8e39b4c3b446551 bytes
130x3bfbb567891b8ed454f5454513eccfb1438359 bytes
140xdd6ff1b1e54ce40a698dcdd5583922e8782848 bytes
150x0edce6cafa4d47b2538d561a5566e2a6385024 bytes
160xf142781aecc684a9ee63f75b2e19862c438359 bytes
170xc59cd92164a6189fe73fdd075e192d45380928 bytes
180xa59940c4434993312b27c8ddfa2ffc67339968 bytes
190x43e7a57f35b2aaf45de9b2503ecc4324446551 bytes
200xf055034225687b9f9d176985f0108145380928 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. motivesb.exe (Motive SmartBridge) has been seen on 0.10% 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 13 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


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.