Associated Program:
Desktop Christmas Tree or Worm
Programm Category:
Desktop Enhancement Software or Worm
What is christmas.exe
The Desktop Christmas Tree software is bundled with the executable file christmas.exe, and this software is integrated with a set of desktop enhancement functionalities which can allow users to decorate their desktops with interactive and static Christmas-related graphics or images. The christmas.exe process calls upon associated program files of the Desktop Christmas Tree and certain modular system resources that this software needs in order to implement desktop enhancement options chosen by the user through the Desktop Christmas Tree program. There is also a variant of the christmas.exe file that is disguised as a harmless digital greeting card, but this EXE file variant has been reported by some users as a malicious application that is integrated with worm-related functionalities. According to many user reports, this malicious variant of the christmas.exe file is normally distributed via email as a file attachment.
How can I stop christmas.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. christmas.exe. is used by Desktop Christmas Tree or Worm, If you shut down christmas.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop christmas.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Desktop Christmas Tree or Worm, 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.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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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 Desktop Christmas Tree or Worm, 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 christmas.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 christmas.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if christmas.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 christmas.exe, belongs to, in this case Desktop Christmas Tree or Worm