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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



whsconnector.exe (WHSConnector.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.07%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 7 MB


In addition to the file name, whsconnector.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:Microsoft Corporation
Product contains:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
File name contains:\Programfiler\Windows Home Server\WHSConnector.exe

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




Win Patrol

WHSConnector.exe -

whsconnector.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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.



Match #2



whsconnector.exe (Windows Home Server Conector)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB


In addition to the file name, whsconnector.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:Microsoft Corporation
Product contains:Microsoft
File name contains:\Windows Home Server\

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx



Win Patrol

WHSConnector.exe - It allows you to join computers in the server.

whsconnector.exe  is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.

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

Program Name MD5 Count
whsconnector.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xc2526924bc6e4487c9935a834c28a912 302624 bytes
2 0x2069c636ba7fdca2b270a5084d89b4d0 326688 bytes
3 0xb2b2e07bf46afd29b893e574757f2f86 301952 bytes
4 0xca5b08f693f21d88cab9972e355b0834 326688 bytes
5 0xb4f0748f31a5eae04b7c10a3f3014d0a 302112 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x95998af1a2b2b959f41774c50d058948 326688 bytes
7 0x423fea8d79a08b49061e87f82c9a3a19 326688 bytes
8 0xe658ed24752cbc4f687d27414d476ea0 327200 bytes
9 0x34a0019ebf830218188b179d1524134a 325480 bytes
10 0xd51c6551cbd9dc7cd74efd0584a36ccb 289160 bytes


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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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