The ctxpopup.dll file has been flagged by the system security tools of many users as a malicious BHO (Browser Helper Object) program related to variants of obtrusive adware families that are distributed as Web browser hijackers and malware BHOs, which are known to infect unprotected Windows-based computers with outdated OS security certificates and an unsecured Windows System Registry. These users also claim that the ctxpopup.dll malware is deployed into the system with executable component processes that are embedded with autorun functionalities and integrated with the ability to create and inject keys and entries into the unsecured Windows System Registry of the unprotected system upon its initial placement and successful activation in the compromised Windows-based computer. These registry strings are said to instruct the infected system to allow the ctxpopup.dll malware and its EXE component files to automatically initialize during system startup and operate as cloacked background processes during system runtime. These users also claim that the ctxpopup.dll malware is capable of latching itself unto the installed Web browsers of the unprotected system, in order to display pop-up ads while the user is browsing the Internet. According to these same users, the pop-up ads displayed by the ctxpopup.dll malware are related to their frequently visited sites, bookmarked Web pages and previous Internet search engine queries, hinting to the possible spyware functionalities of the ctxpopup.dll malware and its EXE component processes.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. ctxpopup.dll. is used by Malicious BHO (Browser Helper Object), If you shut down ctxpopup.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop ctxpopup.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Malicious BHO (Browser Helper Object), 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 ctxpopup.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Malicious BHO (Browser Helper Object), 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 ctxpopup.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 ctxpopup.dll, belongs to, in this case Malicious BHO (Browser Helper Object)