The file cdnforie.dll, known as CdnForIE, belongs to software Chinese Navigation from CNNIC. Chinese Navigation is a browser helper object (BHO) for Internet Explorer that is developed by the CNNIC. China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) is a non-profit organization that operates under China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII), which oversees telecommunications, multimedia, and satellite transmissions across China. The DLL file cdnforie.dll that is authored by CNNIC functions as an automatic downloader for the BHO Chinese Navigation. The Chinese Navigation BHO, which is a plugin for Internet Explorer provides the added functionality that enables keyword searching in the Internet using Chinese characters as keywords. It is designed for Chinese speaking users who surf the Internet. Chinese Navigation is usually installed into the system through freeware and shareware that utilizes this BHO to generate adware and popups in the users system.
How can I stop cdnforie.dll and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cdnforie.dll. is used by Chinese Navigation, If you shut down cdnforie.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cdnforie.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Chinese Navigation, 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 Chinese Navigation, 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 cdnforie.dll 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 cdnforie.dll is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if cdnforie.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 cdnforie.dll, belongs to, in this case Chinese Navigation