The avpm.exe process file is used by the application Kaspersky Anti-Virus as an accessory program. Kaspersky Lab is the developer of this software. The avpm.exe process supports the software by detecting malicious applications acquired through the Internet. It consumes 622 kilobytes of RAM or random access memory during operation. This process uses an icon on the system tray. The user can check the program status by simply pointing on the icon using the mouse cursor. This avmpm.exe file is not required to automatically run upon startup although it is capable of doing so. The user can enable or disable this function on system configuration menu. The user can manually activate this executable file. The location of avpm.exe file is in %C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Labs\avpm.exe%. It uses minimal resources from the CPU. It runs in the background while the user is running other applications. The Kaspersky Anti-Virus Suite protects the computer from worms and viruses that may infect the system during Internet connection.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software, 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 avpm.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 avpm.exe, belongs to, in this case Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software