Commwatch.exe -

You likely have commwatch.exe if:

This decision tree will help you decide:

| Condition | Action | |-----------|--------| | You have a physical modem and use fax/dial-up | Keep – disable startup if you rarely use it, but do not delete. | | You have a modem but never use it | Uninstall the modem driver completely to free resources. | | You have no modem hardware | Investigate – this is suspicious. Run antivirus immediately. | | The file is unsigned or in a temp folder | Delete / Quarantine – almost certainly malware. | | Antivirus flags it as generic PWS | Remove – change all your passwords after cleaning. |

The legitimate commwatch.exe is a communication monitoring and token synchronization service. Its core functions include: