Associated Program:
Online Armor Firewall or Online Armor Security Suite or Online Armor or Emsisoft Online Armor or Online Armor Personal Firewall
Programm Category:
Security Software
What is oasrv.exe
Called by the service name Online Armor Component, the process oasrv.exe is an instance of an executable or EXE file, and is a part of the software Online Armor Firewall, also Online Armor, or Online Armor Security Suite, or Online Armor Personal Firewall, or Emsisoft Online Armor, which is created by Tall Emu, also known as Emsi Software GmbH. The oasrv.exe file has a digital signature by Emsi Software GmbH - VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer - G2, and during the installation of the program, it is automatically added onto the computer system, where it is registered into the Windows registry, stored on a folder location, usually in C:\Program Files or C:\Documents and Settings, and automatically runs in the background as a service of the program that houses it. Also, this Windows process is certainly compatible with most or all versions of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, or Windows OS, which include Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows ME.
How can I stop oasrv.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. oasrv.exe. is used by Online Armor Firewall or Online Armor Security Suite or Online Armor or Emsisoft Online Armor or Online Armor Personal Firewall, If you shut down oasrv.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop oasrv.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Online Armor Firewall or Online Armor Security Suite or Online Armor or Emsisoft Online Armor or Online Armor Personal Firewall, 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.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Online Armor Firewall or Online Armor Security Suite or Online Armor or Emsisoft Online Armor or Online Armor Personal Firewall, 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.
Is oasrv.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if oasrv.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if oasrv.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 oasrv.exe, belongs to, in this case Online Armor Firewall or Online Armor Security Suite or Online Armor or Emsisoft Online Armor or Online Armor Personal Firewall