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Dwm.exe

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Travis this is the virus on my computer. pops up windows like this and the .exe name changes erverytime you clik ok
name C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe is Windows Vista Desktop Manager
michael Dwm.exe is Windows Vista Desktop Manager. This is Safe.
Steven Desktop Window Manager
Sarah N. Re: dwm.exe file (According to howtogeek.com): "Desktop Window Manager (dwm.exe) is the compositing window manager that gives you all those pretty effects in Windows Vista: Transparent windows, live taskbar thumbnails (that you can resize now), and even the Flip3D switcher that you can disable and replace with Switcher."
James dwm.exe is the Desktop Window Manager. It provides the glossy functions in Vista. Safe, as it is part of the operating system.
Smiling Carcass Dwm.exe is the Windows Vista Desktop Window Manager.

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