I see something in my processes called agent.exe ?

Question

it;s not a system process...it takes about 5MB of my memory
what is it? spyware?

Answer 1

You might want to be concerned about that file, check the website I posted in my sources that has lots of information about agent.exe Some are mostly harmless, but can increase your security risk over the internet, others are blatant virus and malware.

Answer 2

One of the following three programs. If you have a Dell, it is probably the first. Install and Run "Ad-Aware" (a free utility) to determine if it is classified as spyware.

Note: agent.exe is also a process from Dell that gives the user an interface to monitor and administer the system. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or enabling it is down to user preference.

Note: agent.exe is also a process associated with the Forte Agent Newsgroup reader, this is a is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.

Note: agent.exe is a process belonging to Acronis Disk Management which protects your computer against Internet-bound threats such as spyware and trojans which can be distributed through e-mail or attack directly to the computer allowing unauthorized access to your computer. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.

Answer 3

IT's A trojan Called Pro Agent
its specialty is to steal yahoo passwords,windows passwords,and any typed passwords in the internet explorer
Go to this link and download the free anti-spyware and before you scan dont forget to update it it's free of charge with a time trial
just use it to get rid of any trojans and uninstall it if you like
here is the link : http://www.download.com/Ashampoo-AntiSpyWare/3000-8022-10498466.html?part=dl-AshampooA&subj=uo&tag=button
I hope this will help you...

Answer 4

- Microsoft Agent
- Spyware? 50% of chance.

Answer 5

Go here and use the free process scanner and see what it tells you about it.

http://www.processlibrary.com/

Answer 6

more like trojan