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act_apl.exe

Associated Program: APL or ACT
Programm Category: Tools, Utilities, and Drivers Software

What is  act_apl.exe

This type of process is also known as APL which belongs to the APL or ACT software manufactured by Best Software or Sage Software SB. This application initializes upon start-up of Windows. This is not a Windows system file and can be removed from the Control Panel function of the PC. This process is not considered a legitimate Windows process and likely considered to be a malicious file concerning spyware. This has been utilized by hackers which could highly jeopardize the users’ computer. It has been recommended that this process be removed from the computer. The most common infected systems are Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 2000, and Windows 98. The location of act_apl.exe is usually on the C:\Program Files with a storage size of 20,480 bytes on a Windows 7 and Windows XP operating systems. It is technically threatening to a computer system at 23%.

How can I stop act_apl.exe and should I?

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. act_apl.exe. is used by APL or ACT, If you shut down act_apl.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop act_apl.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is APL or ACT, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

Is this a virus or other security concern?

ReviverSoft Security Verdict

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed act_apl.exe




What is a process and how do they affect my computer?

A process usually a part of an installed application such as APL or ACT, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

Is act_apl.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

What can I do if act_apl.exe is causing errors on my computer?

The first thing you should do if act_apl.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that act_apl.exe, belongs to, in this case APL or ACT

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