The cfgmng32.exe process is an executable program file distributed alongside other EXE application components, some DLL (Dynamic Link Library) modules, certain SYS driver utilities, specific background process items and various associated resources that are used by the CA Internet Security Suite software. The cfgmng32.exe process is specifically deployed as one of the components of the CA Parental Controls module, which is an applet built into version 2008 of the CA Internet Security Suite software. This application is classified as a Windows program that was developed by Computer Associates with a set of tools for monitoring and protecting Windows-based systems against possible user privacy threats, hacker attacks, data security risks and system stability problems caused by malicious applications like backdoor rootkits, Trojans, worms, spyware programs, certain badware items, viruses and other malware components. The cfgmng32.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation and configuration of the CA Internet Security Suite software, which also means the cfgmng32.exe process is integrated into the installer distributions of the CA Internet Security Suite program.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cfgmng32.exe. is used by CA Internet Security Suite 2008 and CA Parental Controls Module, If you shut down cfgmng32.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cfgmng32.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is CA Internet Security Suite 2008 and CA Parental Controls Module, 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 cfgmng32.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as CA Internet Security Suite 2008 and CA Parental Controls Module, 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 cfgmng32.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 cfgmng32.exe, belongs to, in this case CA Internet Security Suite 2008 and CA Parental Controls Module