The file fsgk32st.exe, known as F-Secure Scanning Service, belongs to software F-Secure Antivirus by F-Secure. F-Secure Antivirus is powerful security software with combined antivirus and antispyware Protection. It employs the proactive tool DeepGuard technology, which provides protection against unknown threats and a Real-time Protection Network that provides online service for rapid response against Internet-based threats. Users of this software are protected against malware that slows down the computer like viruses, infected email attachments, adware, and spyware. Multiple scanning engines that identify different type of malware, Web traffic scanning guards that offer protection against websites that can infect the computer, and a system that automates all key tasks maintains the computer safe from virus, spyware and other malware. F-Secure continue to conduct extensive studies to keep the system database updated and to maintain the security of its clients. It remains in the background and does not interfere with computing, except when a threat is detected and a notification is given to the user.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. fsgk32st.exe. is used by F-Secure Antivirus, If you shut down fsgk32st.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop fsgk32st.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is F-Secure Antivirus, 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 fsgk32st.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as F-Secure Antivirus, 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 fsgk32st.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 fsgk32st.exe, belongs to, in this case F-Secure Antivirus