Dt. Watson Post mortum debugger...?

Question

Keeps popping up when browsing through a folder with some pics in it, It is a virus, but my scanner won't pick it up? What do I do? I know the Dr. Watson program is legit, but some thing's obviously not right here.

Answer 1

It is most definitely NOT a virus.

The good Doctor is a Microsoft employee. He is not a virus, a spyware or any other malware. He wears a white hat.

"Dr. Watson for Windows is a program error debugger that gathers information about your computer when an error (or user-mode fault) occurs with a program. Technical support groups can use the information that Dr. Watson obtains and logs to diagnose a program error. When an error is detected, Dr. Watson creates a text file (Drwtsn32.log) that can be delivered to support personnel by the method they prefer..."

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308538

I would not be concerned unless Dr. Watson starts to appear on a regular basis. If he does then you have serious issues with your Windows operating system. Often a reformat and complete re-install of Windows is needed.

Disabling Dr. Watson will only hide the symptoms, not provide a cure for the problem.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Hi. I'm not sure if you can really get rid of it. It's part of the system but it can have worms and trojans in it. To disable there's a bunch of sites you can google. But if you want a pro's advice, go to castlecops.com.  I have an example on alink i will copy and paste in the source. It's case by case so whatever's in it is for another's person's computer but a good reference.  They can actually help you if you register.