What is the "pcalua.exe" ?
Our database contains 34 different files for filename pcalua.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name pcalua.exe. This files most often belongs to product Sistema operativo Microsoft® Windows®. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Asistente para la compatibilidad de programas. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 12 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process pcalua.exe.
This executable is an integral part of Microsoft Windows - it serves as a Program Compatibility Assistant. This assistant runs in the background and checks a possible problems with compatibility of older executables when they run. This utility can also offer the user a solution for possible detected problem, and if the problem is a serious one, it can offer the user to block the run of the executable.
From Microsoft's pages about this utility :
"The Program Compatibility Assistant detects known compatibility issues in older programs. After you have run an older program in this version of Windows, it notifies you if there is a problem and offers to fix it the next time you run the program. If the compatibility issue is serious, the Program Compatibility Assistant might warn you or block the program from running. If that happens, you'll have the option to check online for possible solutions."
Check more information on http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Program-Compatibility-Assistant-frequently-asked-questions
File details of most used file with name "pcalua.exe"
- Product:
- Sistema operativo Microsoft® Windows®
- Company:
- Microsoft Corporation
- Description:
- Asistente para la compatibilidad de programas
- Version:
- 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
- MD5:
- 2549089234e799d510296d327ea2b679
- SHA1:
- 280038828c2412f3867ddb22e07759cb26f7d8ea
- SHA256:
- 823d3530fc8b4a8069c7b70fd5eb393ac789bae6cda07652cc4f341461c66d48
- Size:
- 9728
- Directory:
- C:\Windows\System32
- Operating System:
- Windows 7
- Occurence:
- High
Is the Process "pcalua.exe" Safe or Threat ?
User Reviews of the "pcalua.exe"
Reviews for all files with name "pcalua.exe"
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SAFErating from user Ars for file C:\Windows\System32\pcalua.exe
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SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\pcalua.exe (Variant: 331187)
This executable is an integral part of Microsoft Windows - it serves as a Program Compatibility Assistant. This assistant runs in the background and checks a possible problems with compatibility of older executables when they run. This utility can also offer the user a solution for possible detected problem, and if the problem is a serious one, it can offer the user to block the run of the executable.
From Microsoft's pages about this utility :
"The Program Compatibility Assistant detects known compatibility issues in older programs. After you have run an older program in this version of Windows, it notifies you if there is a problem and offers to fix it the next time you run the program. If the compatibility issue is serious, the Program Compatibility Assistant might warn you or block the program from running. If that happens, you'll have the option to check online for possible solutions."
Check more information on http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Program-Compatibility-Assistant-frequently-asked-questions -
SAFErating from user 2472567@mail.ru for file C:\Windows\System32\pcalua.exe