The file identd.exe belongs to software Retina Scan from Nockmaar Software. This software uses the cathode rays present in most monitors and is an implementation of an ident server as described in RFC931/1413, and was transferred to SourceForge.net in 2004. SourceForge.net is the world's largest provider of hosting for Open Source software development projects like Retina Scan. The company provides a variety of services to projects, including a download mirror network, collaborative development tools like CVS and Subversion, and tools to support discussion and project support. Retina Scan is open source, licensed software, so users can download and use the software free of charge. The source code for this software is provided to enable users to make changes and software improvement to better suit their needs. Retina Scan RFC1413 works correctly with Windows XP fast user switching. Web developers and programmers can use this software to deploy their own Web pages.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Retina Scan, 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 identd.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 identd.exe, belongs to, in this case Retina Scan