The fpavupdm.exe file is the process called F-Prot Antivirus Update Monitor that is used by the application F-Prot Anti-virus Update Monitor developed by FRISK Software. It is a safe process. The fpavupdm.exe file has a digital signature from Frisk Software International Ltd. with certificate issued by VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer. It is not a system process that originates from the software installed in the system. It is not a core file for Windows that means the operating system does not require this process to run. The Udpate Monitor is part of F-PROT Anti-Virus for Windows. This tool updates for new signature files of viruses at regular intervals when the computer is connected to Internet. It displays the status information of virus signature files on the F-PROT Antivirus application main screen. The fpavupdm.exe process automatically starts on services installed or on running processes.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as F-Prot Anti-Virus Update Monitor, 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 fpavupdm.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 fpavupdm.exe, belongs to, in this case F-Prot Anti-Virus Update Monitor