The cmrss.exe file is an executable process that has been flagged by the anti-malware tools of many users as a malicious application associated with the WORM_VB.IYA program, which is a family of worms known to infect unprotected Windows-based computers. Other users claim that the cmrss.exe process was classified by their system security tools as a variant of the W32.Ceted application, which is another family of worms. As a worm, both user groups state that the cmrss.exe process is embedded with self-replicating functionalities, which means the cmrss.exe process is said to be capable of creating copies of itself and placing these duplicates in various directorie and sub directories of the infected Windows-based system, for transmission to other computers that are connected to the same network or viia email to the IM (Instant Messaging) and mailing list contacts of the user. These users also claim that the cmrss.exe process is integrated with self-activating functionalities, which means the cmrss.exe process is said to automatically run during system startup, and some users state that the cmrss.exe process is capable of doing this because of certain keys and entries it can create and inject into the Windows System Registry upon its successful placement and activation in the system. These Windows System Registry keys and entries are said to instruct the system to allow the cmrss.exe process to automatically initialize during system startup and operate as a hidden background process during system runtime.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cmrss.exe. is used by WORM_VB.IYA and W32.Ceted Worm, If you shut down cmrss.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cmrss.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is WORM_VB.IYA and W32.Ceted 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.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed cmrss.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as WORM_VB.IYA and W32.Ceted 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.

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 cmrss.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 cmrss.exe, belongs to, in this case WORM_VB.IYA and W32.Ceted Worm