The clickpotatolitesa.exe process, also known as the ClickPotato Search Assistant, is an executable file belonging to the ClickPotato software by Pinball Corporation. Some users report that it belongs to the Adware malware group. The clickpotatolitesa.exe process file is reported to have the capability to access the Internet by creating or adopting a background service using HTTP Protocols. It uses this same method to connect with different computer systems and writes to the virtual memory of these processes. Some users state that the clickpotatolitesa.exe file can read and copy Http and Https web content and session details of the user by grabbing the WININET.DLL function. The process, according to some users, is able to determine URL IP Addresses via DNS look ups, and may make changes to the Windows Security Center in order to disable and prevent the antivirus and firewall status alerts and firewall override alerts from being displayed, which allows the process to avoid detection from security and system checks.
How can I stop clickpotatolitesa.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. clickpotatolitesa.exe. is used by ClickPotato Search Assistant, If you shut down clickpotatolitesa.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop clickpotatolitesa.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is ClickPotato Search Assistant, 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.
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as ClickPotato Search Assistant, 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.
Is clickpotatolitesa.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if clickpotatolitesa.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if clickpotatolitesa.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 clickpotatolitesa.exe, belongs to, in this case ClickPotato Search Assistant