The actalert.exe executable file is a dialler, a type of malware, which was a part of Avenue Media Internet Optimizer program. The actalert.exe executable file initiates a phone call to an organization which asks a user for money or requires fees. Some of these diallers are programmed and developed by the organization itself to produce money. Diallers are masked as music files, free key generators for software, and in most cases, pornography. In the case of the Avenue Media Internet Optimizer program, the “internet optimizer” will appear to be optimizing your internet browser but it is not. The program then views pop-ups that are based on the user’s searches. If the pop-ups are based on user searches, then the pop-ups will appear interesting for the user. DSL-connected users are very unlikely to suffer from these types of malware since their modems are not subsequently connected to a phone line.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Active Alert or Internet Optimizer, 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 actalert.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 actalert.exe, belongs to, in this case Active Alert or Internet Optimizer