The snmptrap.exe process is the executable file for SNMP Trap Service or Simple Network Management Protocol, an Internet-standard method for device management on IP networks. The devices that support SNMP are routers, servers, switches, workstations, modem racks, printers, and more. SNMP is used in network systems to monitor the devices that are network-attached for conditions warranting administrative attention. SNMP is one of the components of the Internet Protocol Suite according to the IETF or Internet Engineering Task Force. It is composed of a set of network management standards that include layer protocol application, data objects, and database schema. SNMP exposes data management in variables on the management systems that describe the configuration in the system. These variables can be queried by managing applications. The administrative computers in a typical SNMP environment called managers, monitor devices in a computer network. Every agent in a managed system reports information to the manager via the SNMP.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as SNMP, 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 snmptrap.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 snmptrap.exe, belongs to, in this case SNMP