The cits.exe process is an executable file that belongs to computer hardware, software and technical network forensic applications included in the suite of tools developed by Guidance Software. Executable (EXE) files are processes that are responsible for certain actions performed by installed applications, modular components of firmware or driver software resources and built-in system processes among other Windows programs. These files may be essential for the overall performance of the system and its components, or potentially harmful if integrated with malicious functionalities, which can jeopardize the stability of the system and compromise the data security and privacy of the user. There are some EXE files that are camouflaged as genuine processes, but actually contain source code that can corrupt the system. The content stored in the cits.exe file is encrypted with data compression standards and encoded with program logic compilation specifications, in order for this file to be capable of connecting to the Internet and accessing predesignated Web resources via the TCP/IP network ports of the system. There are reports from some users that claim that it may be dangerous or a possible threat because it has the ability to monitor applications, but the threat level of the cits.exe file to the system remains unknown.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Guidance Software Tools, 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 cits.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 cits.exe, belongs to, in this case Guidance Software Tools