The avtap.dll file belongs to the process called Alcohol version 120% that is used by the software Alchol 120% created by Alcohol Soft Development Team. The directory of this process file is C:\Windows\System32. Known sizes for this file include 88,576 bytes, 97,792 bytes, 93,184 bytes and 84,992 bytes with 40% occurrence. This DLL file is a BHO or browser helper object that automatically operates when you start the Internet browser. Personal firewalls usually do not block BHOs because they are detected as the browser itself. BHOs can monitor Internet activities through the browser and get personal information that is usually used by adware or spyware. This program is not visible to the user. The avtap.dll file can change the behavior of Internet Explorer. Alcohol 120% is a Windows DVD and CD burning application. It enables the user to create CD and DVD backups. It enables you to store CDs as images on computer or to mount them to one of 31 virtual drives in just a click. The software offers pre-mastering function to burn files directly from hard drive. It supports HD DVD and Blu-ray format with 32bit and 64bit Windows systems.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Alcohol, 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 avtap.dll. 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 avtap.dll, belongs to, in this case Alcohol