The cpv8.dll file has been identified by the system security tools of many users as a malicious program associated with the Trojan.Adclicker application, which is a family of Trojans known to infect unprotected Windows-based systems with missing OS security certificates, unencrypted TCP/IP network ports and an unsecured Windows System Registry. These users also claim that the cpv8.dll malware is distributed with EXE component processes that can automatically initialize during system startup, activate the cpv8.dll malware upon their initialization, and operate as hidden background processes during system runtime. Some users reported that the executable component processes of the cpv8.dll malware are capable of creating and injecting keys and entries into an unsecured Windows System Registry, and these registry strings are said to instruct the system to allow the cpv8.dll malware and these executable processes to automatically activate upon system startup and run as hidden background processes during system runtime. These users also claim that the cpv8.dll malware is capable of exploiting the unencrypted TCP/IP network ports of the unprotected Windows-based computer, especially when its OS security certificates are missing or outdated. These users state that the cpv8.dll malware uses these exploited vulnerabilities to download more malicious programs unto the infected system. Other user groups reported that their anti-malware applications flag the cpv8.dll file as a malicious program associated with variants of the Win32/Bestrevenue application, which is a family of obtrusive adware components, Web browser hijackers and malicious BHOs (Browser Helper Objects).

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cpv8.dll. is used by Trojan.Adclicker and Win32/Bestrevenue Adware, If you shut down cpv8.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cpv8.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Trojan.Adclicker and Win32/Bestrevenue Adware, 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 cpv8.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Trojan.Adclicker and Win32/Bestrevenue Adware, 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 cpv8.dll. 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 cpv8.dll, belongs to, in this case Trojan.Adclicker and Win32/Bestrevenue Adware