The siteadv.exe file is a component of McAfee SiteAdvisor. McAfee SiteAdvisor is a software that is available to users for free. It is a Web security plug-in where the user finds Website safety ratings labelled as red, yellow and green. It provides secure trustmarks for sites which pass regular thorough tests. It also consists of a Secure Search Box which a user may need in surfing the Web, finding and purchasing online. It even checks websites for spyware, spam, phishing and browsing activities. McAfee SiteAdvisor has an automatic update which offers the user with protection from malicious files. The siteadv.exe file allows SiteAdvisor to operate through several search engines like Google, Yahoo!, Bing, AOL and Ask. The existing browser will change its look upon installing the SiteAdvisor software. There are icons for site ratings, a browser button and optional search box in addition to the icons for search results. All of these will prompt the user of potential risks to his or her computer.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as McAfee SiteAdvisor , 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 siteadv.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 siteadv.exe, belongs to, in this case McAfee SiteAdvisor