The file eplghooks.dll, known as Eset Hooks DLL, belongs to software Eset Smart Security by Eset. Eset Smart Security is an all-in-one security solution for the Internet that provides antivirus, antispam, antispyware, anti-theft and firewall protection. Eset employs the NOD32 technology that eliminates all kinds of threats like rootkits, worms and spyware. The antivirus and antispyware tools in ESet provide users with proactive protection against all kinds of online threats and prevent malware from spreading to other users. The anti-theft protection for laptops provide users with tools like Location Tracking that allows the user to mark the device a missing via Eset Anti-theft to initiate automatic monitoring that will display the position of the device on a map based on the Wi-Fi networks on the range when the lost laptop goes online. another anti-theft tool is the laptop activity watch, which allows the owner of the device to watch thieves through the use of a built-in camera that collects snapshots of the missing laptop's screen. All photos and snapshots are saved to the Web interface at my.eset.com.
How can I stop eplghooks.dll and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. eplghooks.dll. is used by Eset Smart Security, If you shut down eplghooks.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop eplghooks.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Eset Smart Security, 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.
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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 Smart Security, 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 eplghooks.dll 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 eplghooks.dll is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if eplghooks.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 eplghooks.dll, belongs to, in this case Eset Smart Security