What does win32 mean? it keeps coming up in my virus checke

Question

Help i dont know what this means and i don't want to delete something that i need

Answer 1

it means windowes xp 32 bit virson  

Answer 2

Win32 is Microsoft's core set of application programming interfaces

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?titl...

If you are unsure of the security of your PC, then restart your PC in safe mode with networking

http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.s...

Download, install and run a full scan with Malwarebytes

http://www.malwarebytes.org

Run a full scan with Micro Trend House Call

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

After the scans, restart the PC and update your anti-virus, remember to only have one anti-virus installed on your PC

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...  [Free, if you do not have one]

Answer 3

win32 is a folder in windows that stores very important files. Sounds like some type of virus has creped in there. If your anti virus is asking to remove the file it should be fine. They typically will not delete core system files you need. I recommend letting your anti virus remove the file.

Answer 4

The Windows API for developing 32-bit applications. Win32 is built into Windows 95 and Windows NT so applications that rely on the API (Win32 applications) should run equally well in both environments. It is also possible to run some Win32 applications under older 16-bit versions of windows by installing the Win32s runtime system.

from http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Win32.ht...

you are infected and should scan with this..

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php