What is check.exe doing on my computer?

check.exe is a process belonging to an advertising program. 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 check.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.GoGoTools 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 check.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Adware.W32.GoGoTools on your PC, the commands contained in check.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.GoGoTools process (also called a task).

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Is check.exe harmful?

check.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 check.exe was found in the folder C:\Program Files\gogotools or %systemroot%\System32.

check.exe is an unwanted process

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Can I stop or remove check.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. check.exe is used by 'Adware.W32.GoGoTools'. To stop check.exe permanently uninstall 'Adware.W32.GoGoTools' from your system.

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Is check.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 check.exe giving me errors?

Most check issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the website for the latest Adware.W32.GoGoTools update.

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Why do I have multiple instances of check.exe?

Multiple copies of a process in your task manager may indicate the presence of a virus or Trojan. Make sure you always use an updated antivirus software and perform a full scan to identify any such cases.

check.exe is known to have another instance:

Adware.W32.GoGoTools
check.exe is a process which belongs to the backup restore agent... read more »

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