The reader.exe process is also known as Tristana. It belongs to the software Tristana and owned by the company Insight Commerce. The process does not contain a lot of information. The process is a non-system process, which means that actions can be taken according the user’s preference. The user can enable or disable the process according to his or her liking. The process can be removed from the Control Panel. The process does not yet contain a security rating, however, the user needs to be aware of the possibility that this process can pose some potential dangers and heed to the warnings that he or she needs to take cautionary measures of, which can be guided by whenever this program is running in order to promote security for the user’s computer system. It is advisable for the user to keep this process running within the computer system and removing it may cause the computer system to behave unpredictably. This process may contribute to the PC’s safety, stability and overall performance.
How can I stop reader.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. reader.exe. is used by Tristana, If you shut down reader.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop reader.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Tristana, 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.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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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 Tristana, 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 reader.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 reader.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if reader.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 reader.exe, belongs to, in this case Tristana