The process known as McAfee Alert Manager is a background process for the software McAfee Internet Security suite from the company McAfee Division of Network Associates. Amgrsrvc.exe is a background process that allows management of alerts for McAfee Internet Security possible. The main function of this executable program is to receive alerts from a server to the user's computer system in order to notify of the security issues or system updates related to the product they support. This file is not a core file of windows, and may be disabled without posing any harm for the computer. However, disabling the function supported by this file may prohibit the user for receiving notifications regarding matters that might affect the security of the computer. This file is located inside the Program Files of the local drive directory, and commonly ranges from 147 KB to 290 KB of file size.
How can I stop amgrsrvc.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. amgrsrvc.exe. is used by McAfee Internet Security, If you shut down amgrsrvc.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop amgrsrvc.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is McAfee Internet Security, 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.
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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 McAfee Internet Security, 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 amgrsrvc.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 amgrsrvc.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if amgrsrvc.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 amgrsrvc.exe, belongs to, in this case McAfee Internet Security