The cogad.exe process is an executable file that has been classified by the system security tools of many users as a malicious application associated with the Win32/Matcash.M program, which is a family of Trojans known to infect unprotected Windows-based systems with unencrypted TCP/IP network ports. Other users claim that their anti-malware applications flag the cogad.exe process as a variant of the W32.Spybot.Worm program, which is a family of Trojans and worms with spyware functionalities as reported by these users. According to both user groups, the cogad.exe process is said to be capable of initially exploiting and subsequently using unencrypted TCP/IP network ports of the unprotected Windows-based computer to initiate contact with remote servers that are managed by the authors of the cogad.exe malware, and upon successfully establishing data transmission and communication lines with these remote servers, the cogad.exe process is said to download more malicious applications unto the system from those remote servers, and upload private user details and Internet surfing information that the cogad.exe process has covertly collected from the infected system and its default Web browser to these remote servers. Some users state that the cogad.exe process is also capable of performing other malicious instructions and directives in the infected system upon receipt of these details from these remote servers.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cogad.exe. is used by Win32/Matcash.M Trojan and W32.Spybot.Worm Spyware/Worm/Trojan, If you shut down cogad.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cogad.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Win32/Matcash.M Trojan and W32.Spybot.Worm Spyware/Worm/Trojan, 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 cogad.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Win32/Matcash.M Trojan and W32.Spybot.Worm Spyware/Worm/Trojan, 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 cogad.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 cogad.exe, belongs to, in this case Win32/Matcash.M Trojan and W32.Spybot.Worm Spyware/Worm/Trojan