Multiple Programs – SECURITY.EXE and SECURITY.LOG

Security.exe installs with the SecurityPlus file viewer by Softbyte Labs. SecurityPlus offers on-the-fly encryption/decryption and CRC info. It supports most image formats, including animated GIFs. More information can be found at http://www.softbytelabs.com/Frames.html?f1=Banner.html&f2;=SecurityPlus/index.html.

Security.exe installs with SecurityEasy by QDI software. This program is aimed at preventing unwanted access to your system. More information can be found at http://www.qdigrp.com/qdisite/eng/support/Utility.htm.

Security.exe is a Microsoft utility For Microsoft-compatible networks (those that support MS-DOS Interrupt 21 function 5F). Security.exe provides advanced security features for the mail system data files. With this program, the administrator can avoid distributing the password for the Maildata share.

A file called security.exe that is described as "Disk Keeper" installs with Troj/Agent-CR and Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Small-VE. Files called keep.exe, and svchost32.dll may also appear on your system. This trojan can download other files and can overwrite two legitimate Windows files: lsass.exe and explorer.exe. This file is unrelated to the disk defragger called Diskeeper by Executive software.

Security.exe installs with the W32.HLLW.Lavits virus. More info can be found at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.lavits.html.

Security installs with the W32.Kergez.A@mm worm. More info can be found at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kergez.a@mm.html.

If you have the virus instance of this program, we'd recommend removing it using WinPatrol. First kill it under Active Tasks then remove it from your Startup Programs.

Safe if not Virus

Multiple Programs – SECURITY.EXE and SECURITY.LOG

If you run WinPatrol 10.0 or later, you'll notice the following files listed in your Hidden Files: default.log, sam.log, security.log, system.log, tempkey.log, and userdiff.log. These files are part of your Windows Registry and are often referred to as registry hive files.

A registry hive is a group of keys, subkeys, and values in the registry that has a set of supporting files containing backups of its data. The supporting files for all hives except HKEY_CURRENT_USER are in the Systemroot\System32\Config folder on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003; the supporting files for HKEY_CURRENT_USER are in the Systemroot\Profiles\Username folder. The file name extensions of the files in these folders, and, sometimes, a lack of an extension, indicate the type of data they contain. More information can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;256986.

These files are both safe and required. They are opened and written to each time Windows boots. If you try to use the [View Using Notepad] button under Hidden files, you'll get a warning that the files are in use. That's normal.

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