The tftray.exe process is an executable program file included with other EXE application resources, certain Dynamic Link Library (DLL) modules, some SYS drivers, specific background processes and various associated resource components that are required by the Threatfire software. This is a Windows program classified as a system security tool developed by PC Tools with a set of functionalities for monitoring and protecting Windows-based systems against data security risks, user privacy threats and system stability problems caused by hacker attacks and malicious applications like spyware components, backdoor rootkit applications, Trojans, worms, viruses and other malware programs. The tftray.exe process is specifically deployed as a component of the PC Tools Threatfire Tray App module, which is an applet built into the Threatfire software, and this module is responsible for implementing Threatfire context menu selection functionalities into the Windows System Tray. This module is also said to be responsible for integrating some of the Trojan detection features of the Threatfire software into the system. The tftray.exe process is implemented into the system upon the installation of the Threatfire application, which also means the tftray.exe file is packaged into the installer distributions of the PC Tools Threatfire program.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as PC Tools Threatfire and PC Tools Threatfire Tray App Module, 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 tftray.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 tftray.exe, belongs to, in this case PC Tools Threatfire and PC Tools Threatfire Tray App Module