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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



obroker.exe (OBroker.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, obroker.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:Orbiscom Ltd.
Product contains:Orbiscom Broker Module
File name contains:\Windows\SysWOW64\OBroker.exe

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




Win Patrol

OBroker.exe -

obroker.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Match #2



obroker.exe (Orbiscom Broker Module)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, obroker.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.

Product contains:Orbiscom Broker Module

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://discovercard.com


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.discovercard.com/customer-service/security/soan-download.html


Win Patrol

Belongs to Discover - SOAN (Secure Online Account Numbers). It's loaded by Discover SOAN, it doesn't show any icon or have any entry in service or start-up folder.

obroker.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 obroker.exe, we have detected 5 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
obroker.exe5
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xe0c76bfe2150dfe0fa8cb03c403a2781 102400 bytes
2 0x9802033edc10707c74228cec592c41ef 102400 bytes
3 0xec222d8b4826fc564c65b382c0dbb051 145920 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
4 0x6332abf171eabd345b95bde155ce9cf8 98304 bytes
5 0xad2f36f7f2e1ff614efa555638756585 98304 bytes


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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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