The file gdi32.exe is classified as malware that relates to the PackedMystic.gen4 Trojan according to Symantec. This Trojan is a heuristic detection used to detect threats associated with the family of Trojans that include the Trojan.Zbot, Trojan.FakeAV, Antivirus2008, Downloader, and Antivirus2010. The PackedMystic.gen4 Trojan poses a low security threat to the computer, but is still a malicious file that should be removed from the system. The Trojan horse or Trojan is a non-replicating type of malware that hides in legitimate files to avoid detection. It presents as a harmless file, but its real purpose is to gain access to the system in order to enable its developer to gain remote access, and to provide information gained from tracking the user's surfing habits. Trojan infection is increasing and becoming common due to the availability of advertising services that violate the user's privacy by monitoring Internet activities.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. gdi32.exe. is used by PackeMystic.gen4, If you shut down gdi32.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop gdi32.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is PackeMystic.gen4, 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 gdi32.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as PackeMystic.gen4, 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 gdi32.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 gdi32.exe, belongs to, in this case PackeMystic.gen4