Apache - what is this?

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Guys

I noticed that there is a file called apache.exe running on my pc. Shutting it via end process does not cause any other programs to stall.

What is this?

How do I get rid of it?

thanks so much.....

s
 
check in your services if there is an Apache Web Service being started at startup.
 
my goodness ... i dont want to run a server ... could this be why my 150mb bundle was chomped in just 2 days?

:(
 
how do i get rid of this ... i checked out the apache.org website but cannot make heads or tails of anything they say there.....

s
 
Did you install anything that might've needed some kind of webserver?
 
i have it to :( thats crap, how do you get rid of it. its not even in my start up services. ut it always comes up in task manager.
 
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jontyB said:
Did you install anything that might've needed some kind of webserver?
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the only thing i did lately was mess around with google-talk and messenger ... could not get the sign-up right so i left them.

Do you think this could be the problem?

I dont normally go to risky sites .... I hope my 150mb bundle that i bought today does not go as well ..... :(

s
 
It is started as a Windows service.
Settings-Control Panel-Administrative Tools-Services ... it should be in there.

You can remove it easily via the Add/Remove Programs tool in your control panel.
 
Apache web server does not use your interent bandwith. It is a local only web server, except if setup to be accessed from externally. Theoretically it should not be using any bandwith. Try running a anti-spyware /adware software too.
 
spiderz said:
Apache web server does not use your interent bandwith. It is a local only web server, except if setup to be accessed from externally. Theoretically it should not be using any bandwith. Try running a anti-spyware /adware software too.
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Apache HTTPd is a full-fledged internet web server.

Apache has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996. The November 2005 Netcraft Web Server Survey found that more than 70% of the web sites on the Internet are using Apache, thus making it more widely used than all other web servers combined.
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I guess you can have a setup that allows for only lan machines to access the server, but it is not the default setup
 
sdd said:
nod

You've touched on some pertinent points ... my motherboard does have a built in Nvidia firewall......

i will try this out when i get home.

s
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Indeed. I can access mine through the start menu:
Start --> All Programs --> NVIDIA Corporation --> Network Access Manager --> Web-based Interface

If you want to disable it, look for a "ForceWare Web Interface" service.
 
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