Many users identified the iau1.exe process as a rogue file program named Microsoft Security Adviser, which uses the name of the Microsoft Corporation to deceive such users into purchasing the said rogue security tool’s full version while attacking the computer system registry and other essential files and folders. The iau1.exe is implemented into the system without the user’s permission through downloading applications and software with Trojan infected codes that penetrates into the system. The Microsoft Security Adviser creates unwanted popups and error pages into the Web browser’s Home pages and redirects users into the malware author’s website. The users who believed on the legitimacy of this rogue security tool will officially download and install the program unknowingly of its malicious threats. The fake program usually sends users with warning and alert messages of detecting virus on the computer. If successfully installed into the system, iau1.exe process of the Microsoft Security Adviser launches instructions to not remove the thread, instead spams the system with warning messages and popup alerts until the users are lured to buy the full version of the program so that the unwanted spam of popups and alert messages will stop.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. iau1.exe. is used by Microsoft Security Adviser, If you shut down iau1.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop iau1.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Security Adviser, 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 iau1.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Security Adviser, 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 iau1.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 iau1.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Security Adviser