wabu.pim
wabu.pim
Process name: Address Book plugin
Application using this process: Personal Information Management Address Book plugin
File location: C:\Program Files\creative\sync manager unicode
Recommended: Check your system for wabu.pim problems
What is wabu.pim doing on my computer?
wabu.pim is a module belonging to Personal Information Management Address Book plugin from Creative Technology Ltd.
Non-system processes like wabu.pim originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.
In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the Address Book plugin process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.
The wabu.pim is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Personal Information Management Address Book plugin on your PC, the commands contained in wabu.pim will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Address Book plugin process (also called a task).
Is wabu.pim harmful?
wabu.pim has not been assigned a security rating yet. The wabu.pim file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\creative\sync manager unicode. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.
Can I stop or remove wabu.pim?
Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system.
wabu.pim is used by 'Personal Information Management Address Book plugin'. This is an application created by 'Creative Technology Ltd'.
If you no longer use Personal Information Management Address Book plugin, you can permanently remove this software and thus wabu.pim from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key + R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Personal Information Management Address Book plugin in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.
Is wabu.pim CPU intensive?
This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.
Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key + R and then enter 'resmon'.
Why is wabu.pim giving me errors?
Most wabu issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the Creative Technology Ltd website for the latest Personal Information Management Address Book plugin update.
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