The cpactrl.exe process is an executable component file of CyberPatrol software products, which are Windows programs classified as system security tools that were developed with a set of features for implementing real time monitoring functionalities into Windows-based systems that can detect and block Internet-borne malware like viruses, malicious ActiveX controls deployed by suspicious websites, spyware applications, Trojans, worms, adware BHOs (Browser Helper Objects), Web browser hijackers and other malware items, in order to protect the computer against possible data security and user privacy risks, system stability issues, hacker attacks and data loss or corruption. The cpactrl.exe process is specifically deployed into the system by these CyberPatrol security tools as the executable program dispatcher file of the CyberPatrol Application Control program, which is an applet built into these CyberPatrol software products, and this applet is responsible for monitoring the activity of installed applications in the system, and for blocking potentially malicious code integrated by these installed applications. The cpactrl.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation of these CyberPatrol software products, which also consist of a parental control application.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as CyberPatrol Software Products and CyberPatrol Application Control, 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 cpactrl.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 cpactrl.exe, belongs to, in this case CyberPatrol Software Products and CyberPatrol Application Control