The cmds.exe process is an executable file that has been reported by many users as a malicious program classified by their system security tools as a variant of the Spyware.007Spy application, which is a family of spyware items known to infect unprotected Windows-based systems with outdated Web browsers and unencrypted TCP/IP network ports. These users claim that the cmds.exe process is capable of automatically initializing during system startup because of certain registry keys and entries that this malicious program can create and inject into the Windows System Registry upon its successful placement and activation in the system. Upon its initialization, these users reported that the cmds.exe process is capable of exploiting TCP/IP network ports and outdated Web browsers that it can use to transmit private user details and Internet surfing information secretly collected from the infected system and its default Web browser while the cmds.exe file is covertly operating as a hidden background process during system runtime. These details are claimed by these users to be transmitted to predesignated remote servers that are managed by the authors of the cmds.exe process. Other users state that their own anti-malware tools flag the cmds.exe process as a variant of the Win32/Malat program, which is a family of Trojans known to infect unprotected Windows-based systems. As a Trojan, these users claim that the cmds.exe process exploits and uses these unencrypted TCP/IP network ports and outdated Web browsers of the infected system in order to initiate contact with predesignated Web servers, so the cmds.exe process can then begin to download more malicious applications unto the system from those Web servers, which are managed by the authors of the cmds.exe process.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cmds.exe. is used by Spyware.007Spy and Win32/Malat Trojan, If you shut down cmds.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cmds.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Spyware.007Spy and Win32/Malat Trojan, 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 cmds.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Spyware.007Spy and Win32/Malat Trojan, 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 cmds.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 cmds.exe, belongs to, in this case Spyware.007Spy and Win32/Malat Trojan