Most user reviews and reports from anti-virus programs identify the fcl.exe file as malware. Kaspersky recognizes this file as Trojan.Win32.Pincav.dyo. This process file is found in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Known sizes for this file include 413,696 bytes, 221,184 bytes and 356,352 bytes with 50% occurrence. This is not a visible program. This program connects to the Internet or LAN through open ports. The fcl.exe file can hide itself, control other applications and monitor programs. This file has been associated with malicious software and cloaked malware. It can hijack processes by writing on the virtual memory of another process. it executes, creates or deletes other process on disk. It can create a TCP port that communicates with other computers. It uses registered MAPI. The fcl.exe process has a user mode rootkit function. It autostarts other programs upon system startup by adding a registry key [RUN]. It enables Internet Explorer to open automatically and run additional file types by creating new file extensions. It adds new items on right click menu of Internet Explorer.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. fcl.exe. is used by Trojan.Win32.Pincav.dyo, If you shut down fcl.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop fcl.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Trojan.Win32.Pincav.dyo, 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 fcl.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Trojan.Win32.Pincav.dyo, 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 fcl.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 fcl.exe, belongs to, in this case Trojan.Win32.Pincav.dyo