The gidd.exe process or the GuardedID is an executable file developed, installed and associated with StrikeForce Technologies and is a part of Comcast’s Constant Guard Protection Suite. This process is a startup entry and not an actual running process, though it may make an appearance in the Task Manager when it runs after the startup. This startup entry is automatically started from RunServices, Run, or RunOnce entry in the registry system. Keystrokes encryption and anti-keylogging technology are related to GuardedID in order to protect the user from identity theft over the Internet system. There are reports that the process gidd.exe presents considerable problems for several users; when this occurs, it is advisable to uninstall the program instead of disabling the startup. The gidd.exe process has a run identifier as ‘GIDDesktop’ which are used to automatically launch an application in the Windows operating system for Windows user within his or her computer system. This process is considered safe to operate within the computer system.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as GuardedID, 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 gidd.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 gidd.exe, belongs to, in this case GuardedID