CCC.exe, virus or ATI executable?

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Hello everyone,

Here is my question, I noticed that when I wanted to shut down my PC, I sometimes got the following message, SHUTTING DOWN PROCESS CCC.exe!!
I investigated and noticed that this process was using 1024 K of memory. I stopped the process and searched for this program, it turns out it is in the ATI directory. I should mention that I have an ATI SAPPHIRE RADEON 9550 graphics card. With the Catalyst software. All under XP Home + SP2 regularly updated. Antivirus AVAST also regularly updated.

So, is it a virus or necessary for my graphics card?

Thank you in advance for your enlightening help.

Best regards, Molene
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  1. Jimmyb3 Posted messages 1118 Status Member 336
     
    Hello, it's indeed a process of your graphics card, CCC stands for
    Catalyst Control Centre
    It's less common for it not to stop properly, I've seen the issue under Vista, I hope an update will solve the problem.
    For your information, there is also a virus named CCC.exe, but it resides in the system directories of Windows
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