The file farmmext.exe, known as www.farmmest.com, belongs to software FarmMext. This process is classified as a Transponder parasite that monitors the user's online activities and opens pop-ups based on what it sees. This browser helper object (BHO) is a crippling adware that is responsible, along with other programs that is downloaded into the PC, for endless pop-up advertisements that can considerably slow down Internet access, resulting to freeze and boot-up errors. The most common source of this adware is an Internet site that has been clicked somewhere on a Web page. Transponder parasites such as farmmext.exe goes along with the user while surfing the Internet, monitoring the click stream and building up reports that it sends to a server. It can compromise the privacy of the user since it collects all sorts of surfing habits, including Web sites visited, contents of online forms including those with SSH encryption, and stores cookies to identify the user across sessions.
How can I stop farmmext.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. farmmext.exe. is used by FarmMext, If you shut down farmmext.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop farmmext.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is FarmMext, 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 FarmMext, 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 farmmext.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 farmmext.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if farmmext.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 farmmext.exe, belongs to, in this case FarmMext