The alert.exe file is referred to as the PC Tools Smart Alert, and a component of the software of the same name, PC Tools Smart Alert, which is developed by PC Tools, or Micro-Star Int. This instance of a Windows process is digitally signed by VeriSign, VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer - G2, and recommended to keep it stored on the computer and remain running on the system. The software PC Tools Smart Alert provides a user to view his or her system, as well as the temperature of the CPU, fan RPM or speed, and other settings of the motherboard. There is also another software that houses alert.exe, which is termed Alert Notification Server, and that is Alert Service application, or Alert Notification Server, and is created by Computer Associates International or Guidance Software. Whichever program is installed and used on the Windows computer, the file alert.exe needs to continuously run in the background, or else it can cause errors and may disable the software.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. alert.exe. is used by PC Tools Smart Alert or Alert Service, If you shut down alert.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop alert.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is PC Tools Smart Alert or Alert Service, 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.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed alert.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as PC Tools Smart Alert or Alert Service, 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.

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.

The first thing you should do if alert.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 alert.exe, belongs to, in this case PC Tools Smart Alert or Alert Service