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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



outlook.exe (Outlook email)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 1.04%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 65 MB


The file name alone identifies this program.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/FX100487751033.aspx


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://search.ca.com/search/ca?charset=iso-8859-1&qt=OUTLOOK.EXE&rq=0&la=en&oq=ptsnoop.exe&Submit=Search


Win Patrol

OUTLOOK.EXE represents Microsoft Outlook, but you may want to close your mail program for the best PC Pitstop performance results, but otherwise it should cause no problems.
Was fond two files named Outlook (path contains Microsoft Office) one with Vendor Microsoft and other with nothing. You may want run a virus scan just to be sure.

outlook.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 outlook.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
outlook.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x5cf6f104775196b8d709f3f5b2857a5a 61490 bytes
2 0x32b3a8efd254772f39e6c9777ed4cfbf 57393 bytes
3 0x35e7f5db6b5710756d905b0f0fe58e99 61490 bytes
4 0xd017de2f7c12b75f9a55c98ca890e2b8 57393 bytes
5 0x1e6c2b07068da4a4c04748bee43ef6fc 57393 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x4a75b366d88778a9f61f2e8bb01c412f 57393 bytes
7 0xfa82b8feae55392a005eb5a731251553 61490 bytes
8 0x6e86beb6de7f5c6923942c49a1137b37 61490 bytes
9 0x95f1a3c43b3591376b21192127fa4839 57393 bytes
10 0xb99d1d5e2aa98134c56481e21819b419 61490 bytes

Match #2



outlook.exe (OUTLOOK.EXE)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 3%
Average RAM for this program: 73 MB


In addition to the file name, outlook.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:\140062.enu\OFFICE14\OUTLOOK.EXE

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




Win Patrol

OUTLOOK.EXE -

outlook.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

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.

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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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