This is a component of the OfficeScan antivirus product from Trend Micro, which is often used in business environments. It is charged with listening for commands or antivirus definition updates sent by the OfficeScan server and initiating the necessary response actions on client machines. It is required for proper protection of the client PCs it runs on. 

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Users Opinions

1145 users ask for this file. 38 users rated it as not dangerous. 2 users rated it as not so dangerous. 2 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 3 users rated it as dangerous.

All comments about tmlisten.exe: Part of Trend Micro Virus Scanner   Olli Trend Micro Office Scan   T-Virus Listens out for new Av updates from TrendMicro AV server   It is part of the Trend Micro Office Scan   Part of Trend Micro Virus Scanner   Elvenpath antivirus scanner   jf TrendMicro Pc-Cillin or OfficeScan pocess   jerry7 Trend Micro Officescan Listener  See also: Link   Thomas Hansen Update service for Trend Micro   Peter Part of Trend Micro Office Scan   T D Part of trendMicro office scan - listening on port TCP/12345 (Netbus!)   MDA It's Trend Micro Virus scanner   Darren Trend Micro Office Scan   MJC this is a trend micro file   Annette Trendmicro officescan  See also: Link   k3r Trend. Not dangerous   jon Antivirus Program   Strahd Trendmicro officescan listens to port 12345 to receive updates and administrative commands   Flatline Part of TrendMicro Office Scan  See also: Link   Mort Install was part of Trendmicro install   Trend Micro Part  See also: Link   Xpert due to memory size of paged pool and non-paged pool system crashing.   mail id :- sksabir1 As system gets hang after few days that after certain memory limit server needs re-start, which may be dangerous.   sk.sabiruddin Trend micro office scan   50ul m45t3r Trend Micro Office Scan - Virus checker - Not dangerous.   Haydn Trend Micro Office Scan   Part of Trend Micro Office Scan - Sends your web history to central server, so be careful in surfing if installed on your office computer   Maratha Trend Micro Updater  See also: Link   bob Logging what you are doing everywhere. See urlhist.txt in trend micro folder   school Yes, Trend Micro - but CPU-usage sometimes at 80% (together with NTRTSCAN.EXE and PCCNTMON.EXE)   MyName Trend Micro Office Scan   eudaimonia.tk If you know more about tmlisten.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

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