What is spools.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with spools.exe, from which further information can be found by clicking on the process title. The icon beside the information can be used to quickly determine if this is a safe file in combination with the key below:


This file is normally safe to leave running.	In most cases, this file is not required to run on startup and can be run manually.	Warning, this file may be a virus, spyware, resource hog and running it is not recommended.	This file may or may not be necessary to load on startup, depending on your circumstances.	No information is available for this item.

spools.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	Microsoft Windows Update Added by the SDBOT.TD WORM!
	ntuser Detected by Symantec as the SILLYFDC WORM! See here
	Print Spooler Added by the RBOT-LD WORM!
	Shellspl Added by the PROXAGE-A TROJAN!
	Spools Service Controller Added by the KASSBOT-C WORM!

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