The tcpip.exe process is an executable file that has been reported by many users to be a Trojan.OnlineGames.Gen.87 variant, which is a known malicious application that can exploit the TCP/IP network ports of the infected system in order to download more malware components that can gather data and Internet surfing information from the default Web browser. Some user reports claimed that the tcpip.exe process is a variant of Trojan.Popwin, which is a malicious adware program that has been reported to be capable of hijacking the default Web browser in order to display pop-up ads that are related to the Internet browsing data collected from the system by this malware. The tcpip.exe process, according to some users, is capable of creating keys and entries that can be injected into the Windows System Registry in order for the system to allow the tcpip.exe process to initialize during startup and to continue operating as a background process during system runtime.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. tcpip.exe. is used by Trojan.OnlineGames.Gen.87 and Trojan.Popwin, If you shut down tcpip.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop tcpip.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Trojan.OnlineGames.Gen.87 and Trojan.Popwin, 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 tcpip.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Trojan.OnlineGames.Gen.87 and Trojan.Popwin, 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 tcpip.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 tcpip.exe, belongs to, in this case Trojan.OnlineGames.Gen.87 and Trojan.Popwin