What is steam.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with steam.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.

steam.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	Steam Valve Software's STEAM broadband game client. Steam is Valve's new way of getting games into your hands ASAP. Games like Half-Life, Counter-Strike, and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero are all being made available through Steam. Steam games are automatically kept up-to-date with the latest content and revisions. Steam also includes an instant-message client which even works while you're in-game
	steam Added by the RBOT-AJT WORM! Note - the file steam.exe will be found in the WindowsSystem folder and is not associated with Valve Software's game client
	Winlogin.exe Added by a variant of the AGENT.AH TROJAN!

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