This file, tomcat5.exe, is known as Apache Tomcat Service Runner. This is part of the software that installs Apache Tomcat. This executable file provides support to users by enabling them to execute Java applets, called servlets, and implement these to website pages with JSP coding. The service can be installed in two ways: as a separate file, or as part of an external Web server. The file’s location is C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foudnation\Tomcat Version\bin\ tomcat5.exe. You can run it upon log-on, or you can run it only when needed. The file has never been considered as a security threat to the system. To be more specific, it is not a Trojan, virus, malware, or spyware; based on tests conducted by site security services. There were likewise no reports from users, of “masked” tomcat5.exe files that execute as malicious files. Apache Tomcat and Apache Tomcat Service Runner are applications licensed under Apache Software Foundation.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. tomcat5.exe. is used by Apache Tomcat Service Runner, If you shut down tomcat5.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop tomcat5.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Apache Tomcat Service Runner, 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 tomcat5.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Apache Tomcat Service Runner, 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 tomcat5.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 tomcat5.exe, belongs to, in this case Apache Tomcat Service Runner