The file pav.exe is also called the PER Antivirus, which is the core component of the antivirus software AntiVer. The compacted size is 1.5 MB, and it functions effectively to remove all types of malware, from trojans, macro, worm, and all kinds of malware. It can detect and destroy viruses in Java scripts, HTML, and Visual Basic Scripts, and other programming languages, under the formats .exe, .vbs, .htr, .hta, and other formats including hidden files. There is however, a rogue spyware identified as Personal Antivirus with executable file pav.exe that is offered online as a free download. Even if all related files are deleted, the pav.exe virus persists and the program actually writes a large number of random files on the computer that cannot be deleted. There are random coded files that the computer needs to run properly, and these random files can reinstate the malware pav.exe. This malware can gain private information by logging the user's keystrokes and Internet logging tendencies, then sends the information to a remote server. When in doubt of the legitimacy of the file pav.exe, users should seek appropriate antivirus software that can establish the identity of the file, whether it is legitimate or malware.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as PER Antivirus, 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 pav.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 pav.exe, belongs to, in this case PER Antivirus