The cleanhlc.exe process is an executable program file that has been identified by the anti-malware applications of many users as a malicious application associated with the Gen:Variant.Graftor.7363 program, which is a family of Trojans known to infect Windows-based systems. These users state that the cleanhlc.exe process is embedded with self-activating functionalities that this malicious program is said to implement upon its successful placement in the system, in order to create and inject keys and entries into the Windows System Registry. These registry entries and keys, according to these users, are then used to allow the cleanhlc.exe process to again implement its self-activation code during system startup, in order for the cleanhlc.exe file to operate as a hidden background process and download more malicious programs unto the infected system from predesignated remote servers that are managed by the authors of the cleanhlc.exe process. These users claim that the cleanhlc.exe process is able to perform these operations because this malicious program can exploit and use unprotected TCP/IP network ports of the infected Windows-based system for initiating contact with these remote servers.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cleanhlc.exe. is used by Gen:Variant.Graftor.7363, If you shut down cleanhlc.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cleanhlc.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Gen:Variant.Graftor.7363, 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 cleanhlc.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Gen:Variant.Graftor.7363, 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 cleanhlc.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 cleanhlc.exe, belongs to, in this case Gen:Variant.Graftor.7363