The perfs.exe process is an executable file reported by many users as a malicious program that can compromise the security of data stored in an infected Windows-based system. Some user reports stated that the perfs.exe process can also negatively affect the stability of the system. The perfs.exe process has been classified by many users as a variant of certain Trojan families that can find backdoor system vulnerabilities of an infected computer and exploit its TCP/IP ports, in order to download other malicious programs that have been reported to be capable of collecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from the data storage devices connected to the computer and Internet browsing details from the default Web browser of the infected system. A few users reported that the perfs.exe process then transmits the collected data to predesignated Web servers that are most likely managed by the authors of these malicious applications. The perfs.exe process has also been reported to automatically run during system startup because of certain keys and entries injected into the Windows System Registry, and the perfs.exe process continues to operate in the background during system runtime.

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

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