McAfee HackerWatch Service is the service name of the process hwapi.exe, which is an executable or EXE file, and a component of the software product called McAfee HackerWatch Service, Mcafee Firewall, and other security programs created by McAfee Inc. Basically, the hwapi.exe file is an important component, and because it is digitally signed from McAfee, Inc. - VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer, this module must not be deleted or stopped unless it is causing problems that affect the function of the program that bundles it, or the computer system performance. In addition, hwapi.exe is a Windows file, which means it works or runs in most versions of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, otherwise known as Windows operating systems, or simply Windows OS, which include later versions, like Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows ME.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as McAfee HackerWatch Service or Mcafee Firewall, 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 hwapi.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 hwapi.exe, belongs to, in this case McAfee HackerWatch Service or Mcafee Firewall