The pa.exe process is a non-system process and the process originated from the software that the user installed on his or her system. This process monitors and logs UPS events (like when the UPS regulates the power because of power dips, over-voltage, or brownout situations) and alerts (power cut). The process performs a controlled shutdown of the computer if the user has configured the Power Alert software to shut the computer down in cases of prolonged power cuts in which the computer is working off the UPS rather than off the mains. This process is also known as the Position Agent. It keeps track of the user’s search engine rankings. This process is not considered to be CPU intensive. The user has the option to enable or disable this process which can be launched at start-up. However, it is advisable to keep this process from being terminated as it might cause the computer system to malfunction. It is considered safe by the users and is not likely to pose any threats.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Position Agent, 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 pa.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 pa.exe, belongs to, in this case Position Agent