a006.exe - What is a006.exe?

What is a006.exe doing on my computer?

a006*.exe is a process belonging to the Claria advertising program by Claria Corporation. This process monitors your browsing habits and distributes the data back to the author's servers for analysis. This also prompts advertising popups. This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system.
Non-system processes like a006.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the Adware.W32.Claria process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

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The a006.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Adware.W32.Claria on your PC, the commands contained in a006.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Adware.W32.Claria process (also called a task).

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Is a006.exe harmful?

a006.exe is considered to be an unwanted and unnecessary process and should be removed. Scan your system using an anti-spyware software to identify unused processes and services that can be safely removed. The a006.exe was found in the folder C:system volume information_restore{8357cb77-1dbd-43bc-b2f8-e849aab0887f}rp418a006*.exe.

a006.exe is an unwanted process

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Can I stop or remove a006.exe?

This process is likely to be spyware, in which case it should be stopped and removed immediately. We recommend you use an anti-virus software to identify and remove a dangerous Adware.W32.Claria process.

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Is a006.exe CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key + R and then enter 'resmon'.

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Why is a006.exe giving me errors?

Most a006 related issues are usually related to problems encountered by the Adware.W32.Claria malware that runs it. The safest way to stop these errors is to uninstall the application or remove it using an anti-virus software.

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