The file secpro.exe is known as O&O defrag, a Windows defragmentation utility from O&O Software Gmbh. The features of the application include checking the volume for errors before defragmenting, flexibility in the scheduling of the defragmentation time such as when the PC is idle, capability to run the program in the background so the user can continue with his normal activities, and the capability to run in the screensaver mode. Defragmentation is a process used in the maintenance of file systems to reduce the amount of fragmentation. File system fragmentation, also called file aging, is the inability of the file system to lay out related data continuously and sequentially. This is common in storage-backed file systems that allow in-place content modifications that result to an increase in disk head movements that can hinder the average rate of successful message delivery over a communication channel. Defragmentation process corrects this situation by reorganizing files and freeing space back into contiguous areas.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as O&O Defrag, 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 secpro.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 secpro.exe, belongs to, in this case O&O Defrag