Process Detail
What is CY_BG.EXE ?
CY_BG.EXE is known as Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter, it also has the following name or Microsoft® Windows® Operating System or Microsoft Windows Operating System or Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service or Firefox or Google Update and it is developed by Cypress Semiconductor , it is also developed by Unknown Microsoft Corporation Intel Corporation Mozilla Corporation Google LLC. We have seen about 87 different instances of CY_BG.EXE in different location. So far we haven't seen any alert about this product. If you think there is a virus or malware with this product, please submit your feedback at the bottom.Something wrong with CY_BG.EXE ?
Is CY_BG.EXE using too much CPU or memory ? It's probably your file has been infected with a virus. Let try the program named DriverIdentifier to see if it helps.How to remove CY_BG.EXE
If you encounter difficulties with CY_BG.EXE , you can uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programsWhat can you do to fix CY_BG.EXE ?
Let try to run a system scan with Speed Up My PC to see any error, then you can do some other troubleshooting steps.If you think this is a driver issue, please try DriverDouble.com
Where do we see CY_BG.EXE ?
Here is the list of instances that we see for the process: CY_BG.EXE| Path | Product Name | Vendor | Version | Size | MD5 | |
| 1 | C:\WINDOWS\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 2 | H:\WINDOWS\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 3 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 4 | F:\HDD Player\Windows NT\CY_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.03.1020.0 | 11878 | 431A67F7C198DB41732F493F57B4E793 |
| 5 | D:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Downloads\USB_RW_Driver_101\USB_RW_Driver\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 6 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\7V0ZKC4A\USB_RW_Driver_101[1]\USB_RW_Driver\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 7 | C:\Users\username\Documents\Driver_AluDISC_USB\USB\Driver\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 8 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\Programs\portable_win98_drivers\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 9 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\Dads drive\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 10 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\slim\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 11 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\cy_win_6_01\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 12 | E:\Driver disco duro ext\AT2_CY68\Windows98 Driver\CY_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.03.1020.0 | 11878 | 431A67F7C198DB41732F493F57B4E793 |
| 13 | C:\seagate\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 14 | E:\Driver\CRYPRESS_USB\win98\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 15 | E:\Philips Drivers\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 16 | D:\ZE-256\CY68300 DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 17 | \\username\Users\Stanleyent\Downloads\Jukebox_V302e_050726\Jukebox_V320e_050726\Driver\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 18 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Descarcari\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Unknown | 0 | 12FD4EF8F2CBBF98E0A5CED88258DDF3 | ||
| 19 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\CRW5232AS-U_USB\USB_RW_Driver\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 20 | I:\WINDOWS\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 21 | C:\unzipped\pcgearhead_9747403305f1a\HDE35XU Driver CD Image 080906\CY_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.03.1020.0 | 11878 | 431A67F7C198DB41732F493F57B4E793 |
| 22 | D:\CY68300\cy_bg.exe | Unknown | 0 | CA0C67BA7AEBA6AED5DDB852E6EEA811 | ||
| 23 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\Asus_DRW1608PU_drv1019\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 24 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\USB2.0 DRIVER FOR WIN98\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 25 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\USB_RW_Driver\USB_RW_Driver\USB_RW_Driver\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 26 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 27 | C:\Windows\CY_BG.EXE | Unknown | 11878 | |||
| 28 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\hd338u2-W98\hd338u2-W98\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 29 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\Nueva carpeta\asus_usb_driver\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 30 | D:\U2_HDD\U2HD35_001\WIN98SE\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 31 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\coundray\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 32 | C:\WINDOWS\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.03.1020.0 | 11878 | 431A67F7C198DB41732F493F57B4E793 |
| 33 | E:\prog z dysku c\programy do kompa\sterowniki\Downloads uaktualnienia\nowe 2015\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 34 | F:\HDD Player\Win98 driver\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 35 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\Compressed\cy_win_6_01\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 36 | D:\seagate\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 37 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Downloads\4ceaa3f6cc9eab59aa6a157a6187103d-Asus_DRW1608PU_drv1019\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 38 | C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_Asus_DRW1608PU_drv1019.zip\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 39 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\4ceaa3f6cc9eab59aa6a157a6187103d-Asus_DRW1608PU_drv1019\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 40 | C:\Hama\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 41 | G:\PHILIPS\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 42 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\New folder\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 43 | D:\v605\LITEON_STD_HH_slim _6.05-Cypress601\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 44 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Documenti\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 45 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\USB_RW_Driver_101\USB_RW_Driver\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 46 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\Drivers\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 47 | D:\Users\username\Downloads\asus_usb_driver\Nueva carpeta\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 48 | C:\Users\username\Documents\PERSONAL\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 49 | C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_retailplususbextcdrw.zip\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 50 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\portable_win98_drivers\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 51 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\portable_win98_drivers\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 52 | D:\Driver\Driver VGN-s57sp\Driver OK\USB Drivers\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 53 | C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.799\6200_98ME2KXP_v1.0\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 54 | E:\DOCUME~1\Admin\LOCALS~1\Temp\Rar$EX57.944\6200_98ME2KXP_v1.0\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 55 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\New folder (2)\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 56 | D:\02_Personal\Utilities\portable_win98_drivers\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 57 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\New Folder\AT2 68300\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 58 | C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.589\6200_98ME2KXP_v1.0\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 59 | D:\AT2 68300\CY_BG.EXE | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System | Microsoft Corporation | 6.1.7600.16385 | 0 | |
| 60 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\?????????????\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 61 | F:\home\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 62 | C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.076\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 63 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\Nuova cartella\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 64 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\Drivers Seagate\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 65 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\CY_BG.EXE | Microsoft Windows Operating System | Microsoft Corporation | 6.1.7600.16385 | 0 | |
| 66 | C:\Program Files\RADA\Sequential access NCDR-FS\drivers\Receptacle\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 67 | E:\CY68300\cy_bg.exe | Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service | Intel Corporation | 7.0.0.1135 | 0 | |
| 68 | D:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Téléchargements\windows_mass_storage_driver_v_6_01_13\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 19706 | 8BCA8D3B1CABCD0A0B8404627DE6D782 |
| 69 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\ff\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 70 | C:\DOCUME~1\ABHISH~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for Asus_DRW1608PU_drv1019.zip\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 71 | E:\Windows Driver\CY_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.03.1020.0 | 11878 | 431A67F7C198DB41732F493F57B4E793 |
| 72 | E:\Windows Driver\CY_bg.exe | Firefox | Mozilla Corporation | 80.0.1 | 0 | |
| 73 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\4kus_drw3s167_drv\LITEON_STD_HH_slim _6.05-Cypress601\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 74 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 75 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\New folder\Asus_DRW1608PU_drv1019\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 118784 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 76 | C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_4kus_drw3s167_drv.zip\LITEON_STD_HH_slim _6.05-Cypress601\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 118784 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 77 | E:\Ô³ëüìè\Äðàéâåð USB\Íîâàÿ ïàïêà\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 118784 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 78 | C:\Users\username\Downloadss\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 118784 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 79 | G:\windows_mass_storage_driver_v_6_01_12\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 118784 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 80 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\ZP-U15\Cypress\Win98 driver\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 118784 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 81 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Downloads\Asus_DRW1608PU_drv1019\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 118784 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 82 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 118784 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 83 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\segate\CY_BG.EXE | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 118784 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 84 | D:\hd338u2-W98\CY_BG.EXE | Google Update | Google LLC | 1.3.36.151 | 0 | |
| 85 | C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa788.1629\ASUS_USB_DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 86 | C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa2996.40802\LITEON_STD_HH_slim _6.05-Cypress601\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
| 87 | D:\APPS\ZE-256\CY68300 DRIVER\cy_bg.exe | Cypress USB Mass Storage Adapter | Cypress Semiconductor | 6.01.1000.0 | 11878 | 7F20E0ADF2BB7883CEF383CA5602F494 |
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