The winmgr.exe process is an executable file that has been reported by many users as a possible malicious application associated with a variant of the RBOT family of worms. The same user reports stated that the winmgr.exe process is also known as Windows Update Machine, which is a popular name of this RBOT worm variant. A few users reported that the winmgr.exe process, upon its successful placement and activation in a Windows-based system, creates entries and keys that it then injects into the Windows System Registry, in order to automatically initialize during system startup. The same users claimed that the winmgr.exe process then operates in the background during system runtime, in order to create copies of itself and place these duplicated winmgr.exe files in the data storage devices of the infected Windows-based system. Some user reports stated that the winmgr.exe process, while running as a background process in the infected Windows system, performs Trojan and spyware-like functionalities, such as searching for vulnerable TCP/IP network ports and gathering private data and Internet browsing information without user consent from the infected system and its default Web browser.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Windows Update Machine RBOT Worm Variant, 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 winmgr.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 winmgr.exe, belongs to, in this case Windows Update Machine RBOT Worm Variant