The egui.exe process is also known as the ESET NOD32 Antivirus. It is prevalently known as NOD32 and it is an antivirus software that was created by ESET. ESET is a company that specializes in IT security and it is based in Bratislava, Slovakia, which was founded in 1992. NOD was the first product of ESET, which was an antivirus running on MS-DOS. ESET commonly uses assembly language with its products making them efficient and requires only low level system requirements and disk space utilization. The ThreatSense is ESET’s scanning engine and the engine is said to make intricate use of heuristics and generic signatures. The heuristic technology used by ESET blocks and eliminates known and upcoming threats as quickly as hours to days, which is considered to faster than competing products. ThreatSense is considered to be using technology that offers diversified layers of protection with spot on identification of even the most obscure malware.
How can I stop egui.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. egui.exe. is used by ESET NOD32 Antivirus, If you shut down egui.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop egui.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is ESET NOD32 Antivirus, 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.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as ESET NOD32 Antivirus, 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.
Is egui.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if egui.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if egui.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 egui.exe, belongs to, in this case ESET NOD32 Antivirus