The process dude.exe is a type of an executable file, an instance of a Windows module, and a component of the program The Dude, which is developed by MikroTik. The Dude, which is a network monitor, is a type of networking program that is used to scan networks for online devices, and their supported services. This software is able to automatically scan all devices, according to specified subnets, then draw and layout a mapping network, monitor services, and alert errors or problems. One improved feature of the program includes spectrum analyzer tool, which is used with added density view. The file dude.exe is basically a core component of the program, which makes it a very important process that needs to run in the background. As the program works with Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, dude.exe is able to run on systems, including Windows XP and Windows 2000, with at least 4MB free HDD and 64 MB RAM space.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as The Dude, 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 dude.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 dude.exe, belongs to, in this case The Dude