Rootkit Detection Utility is the service name referred to the process j.exe, which is an executable or EXE file, and a part of the software product known as Sysinternals Rootkitrevealer, which is developed by Microsoft Corporation. As a creation of Microsoft Corporation, the j.exe file definitely runs in all, or the latest versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems,including Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows ME. The program that houses the j.exe file is a security program that detects and scans rootkit, then remove them out of the system, to protect the computer, or the system, from any threats caused by it. It is essential to keep the j.exe file running in the background of the system, unless it causes problems that affect the performance of the system.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Sysinternals Rootkitrevealer, 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 j.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 j.exe, belongs to, in this case Sysinternals Rootkitrevealer