Termed as AntiVir MFC Application as its service name, the process antivirus.exe is an instance of an executable or EXE file, and is a component of the software product called IE AntiVirus, also in IE AntiVirus 3.2. The IE AntiVirus program is a rogue anti-spyware program, which means it is a fake remover of spyware, and definitely a clone of certain security applications, like IEDefender, FilesSecure, and MalwareBell. When this software is downloaded, antivirus.exe runs and executes itself to provide fake notifications and pop-ups that can falsely inform a user about virus or spyware in the computer. As other modules, antivirus.exe is compatible with most versions of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, or Windows operating systems, or Windows OS, including Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows ME, so it is easy and quick to be downloaded because it works with these versions of OS by Microsoft Corporation.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as IE AntiVirus, 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 antivirus.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 antivirus.exe, belongs to, in this case IE AntiVirus