The chpstart.exe file is an EXE application process that has been reported by many users as a malicious application with Trojan and spyware-like functionalities. According to the same user reports, the chpstart.exe process, upon its successful placement and execution in a Windows-based system, creates keys and entries that it then injects into the Windows System Registry. These registry keys and entries instruct the system to allow the chpstart.exe process to automatically initialize during system startup, as stated by these user reports. The chpstart.exe process then operates as a background process in the infected system without user consent, as claimed by some users, in order to find system vulnerabilities that it can exploit. Among these system vulnerabilities that the chpstart.exe process searches for, according to the same users, are TCP/IP network ports that the chpstart.exe can use to initiate contact with predesignated Web servers most likely managed and operated by the authors of the chpstart.exe process. These users claimed that the chpstart.exe process contacts these Web servers in order to download more malware components unto the system and upload covertly collected private information and Internet browsing data from the infected system and its default Web browser.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Trojan/Backdoor/Spyware, 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 chpstart.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 chpstart.exe, belongs to, in this case Trojan/Backdoor/Spyware