The security.exe process is also known as the Protect File and Folder and it belongs to the software FP or Server Advance. It is owned by OICsoft or eMule. There is only limited description gathered from this process. The process has no visible window. The application is not a Windows core file; it is located within a Windows folder but it is not considered to be a Windows core file. It is capable of recording inputs, hide itself and monitor applications. The process contains a technical security rating of 58% dangerous, which makes the process of mixed reviews according to the users; it is then suggested that the user operate the process carefully in his or her computer system; the user needs to be informed of the chances that this process may have some possible threats, such as virus, Trojan, spyware and other potential risks that needs to be taken care of, as well taking the necessary measures which can be traced upon whenever this program is being run in order to promote the security for the user’s computer system. It may be advisable to terminate this program when it is not in use as it may present possible discomfort for the user’s computer performance.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Protect File and Folder, 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 security.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 security.exe, belongs to, in this case Protect File and Folder