The b104.exe file is the process that is used by the application HiJackThis or HJT. The location of the executable file is the subfolder C:\Documents and Settings. The size of the file is 84,697 bytes. The program has no visible window. It is a non-system process that executes from the software installed in the system. The program HiJackThis can be accessed on the Windows Control Panel. HiJackThis is an open source software that serves as an enumerating tool for Windows. It is created by Merijn Bellekom. Trend Micro later absorbed the product. The program targets browser-hijacking methods instead of relying on the database of a known spyware. It scans the system, then shows the locations of the browser-hijacking activities and the entries there. The main purpose of the program is to diagnose browser hijacking to avoid software damage due to uninformed use of removal facilities. It does not detect or remove spyware. It enumerates the locations of the browser hijacking activities to prevent malware from being installed in the system.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. b104.exe. is used by HiJack This, If you shut down b104.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop b104.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HiJack This, 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 b104.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HiJack This, 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 b104.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 b104.exe, belongs to, in this case HiJack This