The rundll.exe process is associated with Windows ME, 95 and 98. This process allows the Internet, network and applications to gain access to the system registry point. It is a non-essential process for Windows and it is prone to catching viruses, however, it is still advisable to not terminate this process. The rundll.exe process gains access to the user’s Anti-Virus Software depending on the user’s updated database. This software has been associated only with Windows ME, 95 and 98 because these are the only operating system that is not overflowing with service packs and firewalls. The rundll32.exe is an updated process of the rundll.exe process. This process is likened to be a “GO” system of an application as it is not mainly used by programmers except for running the process in order to not devour the memory of the program loading in one implementation. The rundll.exe process usually runs when the process is not functioning well, infected by a malicious threat or freezing. It can be executed with the Safe Mode process.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Safe Mode Process, 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 rundll.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 rundll.exe, belongs to, in this case Safe Mode Process