Most reports by end users and anti-virus programs identify the hg1.exe file as malware. Kaspersky recognizes this process as Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.eqk or Trojan-Downlaoder.Win32.Adload.ahn. This process file is hidden. It works as a stealth process. The hg1.exe file has been associated with cloaked malware, system backdoor and malware dropper. The process is encrypted or packed by software packing process. It creates, deletes or executes other process on disk. It hooks into running applications to control the system or record mouse activity, keyboard inputs and screen contents. It uses NETBIOSOUT protocols to create outbound connections to other systems. It can hijack processes by writing on the virtual memory of another process. It can be created as new background service on machine or new process on disk. It can be run from temporary folders. It can be added as service on System Registry Current Control Set. It loads the program on startup by being added as registry auto start.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hg1.exe. is used by Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.eqk or Trojan-Downlaoder.Win32.Adload.ahn, If you shut down hg1.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hg1.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.eqk or Trojan-Downlaoder.Win32.Adload.ahn, 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 hg1.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.eqk or Trojan-Downlaoder.Win32.Adload.ahn, 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 hg1.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 hg1.exe, belongs to, in this case Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.eqk or Trojan-Downlaoder.Win32.Adload.ahn