FA_GD32.exe
(Cybermedia Inc, now McAfee)
First Aid 98 Windows Guardian. Once upon a time, in the days of Windows 95/98, a number of companies thought they could write software which would prevent or warn of Windows crashes, which would fix problems in tens of thousands of programs (Gee!!) thanks to constantly updated databases, which would provide safe installation and un-installation of software, and with some of them, which would provide the "System Restore" function which is now part of Windows since Windows Millennium Edition. Would you know, the majority of these products turned out to cause crashes themselves !!! Right from day one we never believed in such programs, if only because it is an impossible feat to keep track of all the software produced around the world, of their bugs, of their newest bugs or corrections in their latest versions, etc... Like most other such programs, First Aid 98 and the company that made it, Cybermedia, eventually disappeared (bought by McAfee/Network Associates in the case of Cybermedia).
Recommendation :
Given that First Aid 98 has been a defunct product for some time, running it in 2002 and beyond without the benefit of program updates that take into account nowadays software, is courting trouble. You certainly should not run it on anything other than Windows 95/98. Our view is that if you are still running First Aid you should de-install it. Note, however, that because of the way in which First Aid interacts with Windows, the de-installation of First Aid may actually cause you instability problems later (catch 22!!). So, if your PC is currently relatively stable, do not try to fix what doesnt need fixing, keep First Aid.