The kernel32.exe process is an executable file that has been reported to possibly be a malicious program disguised as part of the Microsoft Windows System Kernel module. The kernel32.exe file, as claimed by many user reports, is possibly an IRCBot variant, which makes the kernel32.exe file a possible worm or backdoor Trojan application. Upon activation, the kernel32.exe process initiates a malicious set of sequential commands that tries to find and exploit backdoor system vulnerabilities of the system, according to a few users. The kernel32.exe process then moves on to initiate contact with predesignated Web servers, in order to initialize the download process for other malicious applications that can gather data from the infected computer and transmit the collected information to these Web servers. The kernel32.exe file was also reported by some users as a worm, which means the kernel32.exe process may be capable of transmitting copies of itself to the email and IM contacts of the user.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. kernel32.exe. is used by IRCBot, If you shut down kernel32.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop kernel32.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is IRCBot, 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 kernel32.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as IRCBot, 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 kernel32.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 kernel32.exe, belongs to, in this case IRCBot