Most reports by security programs and user reviews identify the bad1.exe file as malware. It has been associated with the malware group known as Win32.AutoRun.ME. The location of this file is in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Known sizes for this file include 4,803 bytes, 102,400 bytes and 271 bytes with 33% occurrence. This program loads when you boot Windows. The registry key for this process is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. The bad1.exe file is not a system file for Windows. It may be a compressed file. Reports have found this file to be created as a process on disk. It can also modify, delete or create files on disk. Malware or malicious software is a type of software that can get sensitive information from the target computer system, interfere with computer operations or get access to private systems without the consent of the owner. It can take the form of active content, scripts, code or other software.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. bad1.exe. is used by Win32.AutoRun.ME, If you shut down bad1.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop bad1.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Win32.AutoRun.ME, 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 bad1.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Win32.AutoRun.ME, 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 bad1.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 bad1.exe, belongs to, in this case Win32.AutoRun.ME