The cpde.exe process is a component integrated into the firewall configuration modules of certain applications included in McAfee’s line of software security products. The cpde.exe file works in the background of the software called ConSeal Private Desktop Firewall, which was first designed by Signal9 Solutions and was later acquired by McAfee, and this software was renamed to McAfee Personal Firewall in 1999. The cpde.exe process activates some features of the McAfee Personal Firewall and is able to detect an unauthorized application that is trying to access the resources of the system. This process and its associated modules prevent these possibly malicious programs from penetrating the system. The cpde.exe file is also implemented into the McAfee Virus Scan program. These McAfee system security tools and the cpde.exe process are implemented with compatibility support for widely used versions of Microsoft Windows.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as McAfee Personal Firewall and McAfee Virus Scan, 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 cpd.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 cpd.exe, belongs to, in this case McAfee Personal Firewall and McAfee Virus Scan