Most users have flagged hwclock.exe as a malware while antivirus programs recognizes this as a system back door malware. A system back door allows a program to bypass computer security. It is usually used by programmers to allow a different route in cases of troubleshooting. However, others can use the system back door to allow other malwares (such as worms, viruses or Trojans) to be deployed into the system. Although it can also benefit the system in cases of crashes, it is highly flagged as a threat to the security of the user as it can be a way to exploit the system. The process is usually launched upon startup or when the associated programs accessing the executable file has been opened. The process hwclock.exe is known to be a high risk and dangerous malware recognized by most antivirus software due to the possible threat it poses to the security and privacy of the user.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hwclock.exe. is used by Backdoor.Trojan and Backdoor.Win32.Small.eo, If you shut down hwclock.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hwclock.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Backdoor.Trojan and Backdoor.Win32.Small.eo, 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 hwclock.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Backdoor.Trojan and Backdoor.Win32.Small.eo, 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 hwclock.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 hwclock.exe, belongs to, in this case Backdoor.Trojan and Backdoor.Win32.Small.eo