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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



fsaua.exe (fsaua.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, fsaua.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:F-Secure Corporation
Product contains:F-Secure Automatic Update Agent

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.f-secure.com/


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://fileinfo.prevx.com/spyware/qq2d4453532650-fsau23637138/fsaua.exe.html


Win Patrol

fsaua.exe - Automatic update for F-Secure Anti-Virus.

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

Program Name MD5 Count
fsaua.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xbcb0f62ad190e822c34c5f69238094e7 446 KB
2 0x5b4b2f229d571d44c47488bdf4b63649 450 KB
3 0x67bd4d275d8913646a4b71201db2b75e 450 KB
4 0xb12c0ed178e13ecbade8ab0e45fc73f1 450 KB
5 0x8c1b386caf33cf4d362b38866c3b060c 444 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x37bd7a1876a60871566d7fdb953f592f 417792 bytes
7 0x97456dcdbe9e41016128ab2584d7e4f9 457328 bytes
8 0x2f47e7421a154ebc959637cf0c31e0ed 457584 bytes
9 0x9454e8642a24d96d69153f3615b71708 461408 bytes
10 0xaeef70eaa24327a7278814963b6d2c49 457584 bytes

Match #2



fsaua.exe (fsaua.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB


In addition to the file name, fsaua.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:F-Secure Corporation
Product contains:F-Secure Automatic Update Agent
File name contains:\Program Files\F-Secure\FSAUA\program\fsaua.exe

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




Win Patrol

fsaua.exe -

fsaua.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.




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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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