The hamster.exe file is the process called Classic Hamster used by the application Classic Hamster developed by Jurgen Haible, Thomas G. Liesner and others. The program places an icon on the taskbar. It uses a visible window. It is not a system process. It can record inputs. It is not a core file for Windows that means the operating system can run without requiring this process. Classic Hamster is a 32-bit Windows application that acts as local server for mail and news. It enables you to use mail and multiple news server and combine them into one for the news/mail-client. It loads faster than regular newsreader because it allows several threads to run simultaneously. It has a built-in script language, score file for mail and news and graphical user interface [GUI] that enables translation to other languages.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Classic Hamster, 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 hamster.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 hamster.exe, belongs to, in this case Classic Hamster