The srv.exe process is an executable file that has been reported by many users as a variant of the Adware-HotBar program, which is a malicious application that can compromise the security and privacy of the data stored in an infected Windows-based computer. According to some user reports, the srv.exe process can automatically initialize during system startup because of keys and entries this possibly malicious application can create and inject into the Windows System Registry. The srv.exe file has also been reported to be capable of operating as a background process during system runtime without the user's consent, in order to search for system vulnerabilities that it can exploit. These exploited system vulnerabilities, as stated by a few users, are usually TCP/IP network ports that can be used by the srv.exe process to initiate contact with predesignated Web servers managed by its authors. According to the same user reports, the srv.exe process then proceeds to gather data and Internet browsing information from the systema nd the default Web browser, in order to transmit this data to those Web servers.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Adware-HotBar, 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 srv.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 srv.exe, belongs to, in this case Adware-HotBar