What is pds.exe? Is pds.exe spyware or a virus?

How to fix pds.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your pds process
2. Run SpeedUpMyPC to fix related speed issues
3. Run Spyware Doctor to remove persistent malware

Process name: CBA -- Ping Discovery Service

Product: Intel Common Base Agent or Symantec AntiVirus Server or CBA -- Ping Discovery Service or Compaq Remote Monitor Service or Java 2 Runtime Environment or Hotfix for Microsoft .NET or Microsoft SQL Server (version 2000)

Support: Help link Update link Uninstall tool

Company: Intel (www.intel.com) or LANDesk Software (www.landesk.com)

File: pds.exe

The pds.exe is installed as part of the standalone Intel LANDesk Management Suite or software which has the Intel Alert Management System (AMS) integrated into it, one such being the Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition suite (NAV CE). This process helps discover all the registered products in the host. This information in turn can be used by the AMS-powered software to monitor the installed products.

If you want a detailed security rating about your pds.exe (and all other running background processes) read the following user opinions, and download the free trial version of Security Task Manager.

Note: Any malware can be named anything - so you should check where the files of the running processes are located on your disk. If a "non-Microsoft" .exe file is located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, then there is a high risk for a virus, spyware, trojan or worm infection! Check it out!

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