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What is santa.bat
The santa.bat process is a BAT file that has no visible display window when it is run by the computer. It is mostly located on the subfolder of “C:\Documents and Settings”. It has a file size of about 172 bytes 28% of all occurrences and 181 bytes or 178 bytes or 184 bytes on Windows 7/XP computers. This process can automatically start up with the boot process of Windows. This is not a Windows System file but is a compressed file. It has been rated 36% dangerous at a security level rating. When located on another subfolder other than the “C:\Documents and Settings” like “C:\Program Files” subfolder, it is still 36% dangerous to the computer system. It has 172 bytes file size 25% of all occurrences when it is located on “C:\Program Files” and vary from 190 bytes to 178 bytes and 184 bytes on Windows computers.
How can I stop santa.bat and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. santa.bat. is used by N/A, If you shut down santa.bat, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop santa.bat, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is N/A, 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 N/A, 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 santa.bat 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 santa.bat is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if santa.bat. 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 santa.bat, belongs to, in this case N/A