The file esdprs.exe, known as ElcomSoft Distributed Password Recover Server, belongs to software ElcomSoft Distributed Password Recovery from ElcomSoft Co. This password recovery software enables users to recover the most complex passwords and strong encryption keys in realistic timeframes. The high performance Distributed Password Recovery is a high-end solution for forensic and government agencies, corporate users with multiple networked workstations connected over the LAN or the Internet, and data recovery and password recovery services. This program supports Microsoft Office documents, PGP disks and archives, Adobe PDF, Oracle passwords, personal security certificates and exchange keys, and Windows and UNIX login and domain passwords. The application allows up to 64 CPUs or CPU cores and up to 32 GPUs per processing node, and the linear scalability with no overhead allows using up to 10,000 workstations without performance drop-off. It supports Nvidia CUDA cards, AMD Radeon HD and Tableau TACC1441 hardware accelerators.
How can I stop esdprs.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. esdprs.exe. is used by ElcomSoft Distributed Password Recovery, If you shut down esdprs.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop esdprs.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is ElcomSoft Distributed Password Recovery, 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 ElcomSoft Distributed Password Recovery, 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 esdprs.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 esdprs.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if esdprs.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 esdprs.exe, belongs to, in this case ElcomSoft Distributed Password Recovery