There are several software programs that are associated with the gearsec.exe file. These programs include Norton Ghost, GEARSecurity, Cakewalk Pyro, Acoustica, MixMeister Pro, Apple iTunes and GearSecurity. This means that users may still see gearsec.exe as running in the background even without any GEAR application installed. The program is an application for CD and DVD burning. Removing the file from the system may cause third party applications that are reliant on the software, to stop functioning. The process is known as gearsec, and is applicable to Windows-based computers. This is a non-system process, and is not essential to run upon startup. The most common issue reported by users is the slow shutdown process of computers with gearsec.exe installed. In most of the cases cited, the issue was resolved when an updated version of their Windows Operating System, as well as that of the gearsec application, were installed. For the most part, users encountered no threats or malicious malware that can be associated with gearsec.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as GEAR for Windows, 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 gearsec.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 gearsec.exe, belongs to, in this case GEAR for Windows