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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



wwdisp.exe (Window Washer )

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.17%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 19 MB


In addition to the file name, wwdisp.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:Webroot Software
Product is not specified

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.webroot.com/


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.auditmypc.com/process/wwdisp.asp


Win Patrol

wwDisp.exe - The wwdisp.exe process is the main process for WebRoot WindowWasher

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

Program Name MD5 Count
wwdisp.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x7f6886ab7eb84b19315d94f3f989b5fc 593 KB
2 0xbcded571fb83d9afae0d77c37709890e 593 KB
3 0xf063fbc3445ce1194873d49b4f9a110b 1194 KB
4 0x1ee0fab9307d7ffd445e3baeb97a10d9 1178 KB
5 0x5679a7731cbf3f79483ee21cec91484e 194 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xd602b3300b798954a0aa13b9be01cbc2 196096 bytes
7 0x126c79568b2d3f729b72e04a0a8590f7 1095680 bytes
8 0x43a5489ccee48f98c6055e2801a35dc0 1222984 bytes
9 0x90258b8717ac7766828b789d5240be09 198144 bytes
10 0xfd093661b810c72a58e49a952d477c02 1113088 bytes

Match #2



wwdisp.exe (wwDisp.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: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, wwdisp.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:Webroot Software
Product contains:Window Washer 5.0
File name contains:\Program Files\Webroot\Washer\wwDisp.exe

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




Win Patrol

wwDisp.exe -

wwdisp.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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