The process salm.exe is an executable file that is known as Search Assistant and owned by Uninstall software version 180search Assistant or Search Assistant by 180solutions. 180solutions was the old name for the Zango Company behind this software. It has been providing users with access to gaming utilities, tools for videos and audios, and other media accesses. The company is aimed at providing security to information of users when they use the software. Although there are reported issues with the process malfunctioning, the software has not failed to be of use in running many applications on the computer. The process is normally found on the “C:\ - e.g. C:\temp\” subfolder with file size of 309,760 bytes on Windows 7 and Windows XP computers. This process can automatically run along with every boot up process of the Windows computer. The process can also be uninstalled if seen to be a threat to the security of the user’s computer.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Search Assistant, 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 salm.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 salm.exe, belongs to, in this case Search Assistant