Most reviews by end users and anti-virus programs identify the hpi4.dll file as malware. It appears as unknown file on Windows folder. It can monitor or alter the behavior of Internet Explorer. It records inputs. This dynamic link library [DLL] file is a BHO or browser helper object that automatically runs when you launch the Internet browser. Personal firewalls often do not block BHO activities because the firewall detects the BHO as the browser itself. This is one reason why malware such as adware and spyware often use BHOs. Malware is a program created to steal sensitive or confidential information, access private systems without consent from the owner or interrupt the normal operations of the target system. It can disguise as genuine software through an official Website that offers promising software with the malware embedded in it and a tracking application to gather information including user habits and personal data. Malware includes spyware, Trojans, rootkits, worms, adware, rogue security software, keyloggers, viruses and malicious BHOs.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hpi4.dll. is used by Hpi4.dll, If you shut down hpi4.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hpi4.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Hpi4.dll, 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 hpi4.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Hpi4.dll, 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 hpi4.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 hpi4.dll, belongs to, in this case Hpi4.dll