This file, afxp.dll, belongs to the product Autoformat for Excel PivotTables and was developed by company Add-in Express Ltd. This file is a Dynamic Link Library file. *.dll files can be loaded and performed in any operating process. It is a *.dll file that is a Browser Helper Object or BHO which means it runs automatically whenever the internet browser is used. BHOs are not detectable by computer firewalls because they are tagged as the browser itself. BHOs are mostly utilized by either an adware or a spyware. This file can be seen at the folder C:\Windows and has a technical security risk rating of 92%. Antivirus applications detect afxp.dll as a malware. Some malwares may threaten a user’s computer by hiding itself and pretending to be the afxp.dll process file when located particularly in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as afxp, 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 afxp.dll. 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 afxp.dll, belongs to, in this case afxp